Is it possible to fix a marriage after financial infidelity? I came across an interesting story about a newlywed couple that illustrates how difficult it can be – especially if you don’t learn to talk to each other about money. A few weeks after their marriage, Karin bought a laptop without first consulting her husband, […]
Money and Marriage
No matter how together you are personally, if you and your “better half” are not on the same page when it comes to money you’ll find it difficult and frustrating to move forward toward financial security.
Here are a host of articles that can help you both communicate and learn as you build your financial lives together.
How to Fix an Expensive Life
If you have an expensive life, a recent Harvard study solves the problem (or at least it can really provide insight into the solution). I read about it in a cool new book, The Secret Language of Money by Dr. David Krueger. Here’s a three-minute video sharing a fascinating study done at the venerated college. […]
How to Increase Your Widow or Widower Benefits
Widower benefits don’t get much attention. Do a Google Search on “Widow Benefits” and you’ll get 4,530,000 hits. (“Widower Benefits” only gets about 700,000 hits…sorry guys.) I bring this up because most couples do no planning and that means the survivor is going to have to sift through between 700,000 and 4,530,000 articles and pieces […]
How “The Four Agreements” Helps You Financially
The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz – do you think of it as a book on psychology and money? While spiritual in nature, it’s a very practical guide to personal and financial freedom. If you haven’t read it, you should go out and get it today. You might think I’m completely nuts, but I think […]
How to Repair a Cheap Husband – Save Your Money and Marriage
What’s worse than a cheap husband? Not much. While far from universally true, my experience tells me that between men and women, it’s the man who is usually the cheap SOB. Is this really so? I can only speak for myself of course, but I’ll be the first to admit that you could consider me […]
Three Steps to Improve Your Marriage
Even if you have a great relationship, you can really improve your marriage (and finances) by talking about money – if you do it correctly. In fact, no matter how great your relationship is, money inevitably comes between most couples. I don’t care how wonderfully you and your beloved get along – money can separate […]