The process is to determine how much money is coming in, how much is going out and for what, and what money-management tools we can learn to use to keep us solvent and move together toward security in harmony. It sounds like a big responsibility for a little book, but financial consultant and planner Hayden gets right to the point and stays on target until we readers are equipped and capable to make it on our own. She's written a marriage saver here. The Money Book for Couples. A recent Harris poll, she notes, found financial disagreements are at the root of most conflicts in American marriages, and the main reason for divorce.
Financial expectations rise along with incomes.
When it comes to how you spend money, however, changing old habits can be as hard as losing 30 pounds or starting a daily exercise program. It takes work. It takes discipline. And it takes practice, especially for two people in a committed relationship, who may have different beliefs about the role money should play in their lives. For rest of this interview - review, click here.