Money is the number one problem area for couples because money isn't simply about dollars and cents. If you scratch the surface of almost any money issue, you'll find a relationship issue complicating if not actually driving the problem. That's why You Paid How Much For That? not only sound reveals principles of money management but also provides you with practical tools to uncover and understand the deeper, often hidden meanings of money and conquer the problems it raises in your relationship.

You Paid How Much For That?can help you to

• Learnhow a Saver and Spender can live together-happily!
• Gain a healthy respect for what money can-and can't-do for you.
• Understandhow your upbringing, culture, and gender influence how you and your partner approach relationships and money differently.
• Find outhow to solve problems together in ways that promote teamwork.
• Discoverpractical ways to get what you both want most.
• Capture a vision for a prosperous and loving future together.

Money is the number one problem area for couples because money isn't simply about dollars and cents. If you scratch the surface of almost any money issue, you'll find a relationship issue complicating if not actually driving the problem. That's why You Paid How Much For That? not only sound reveals principles of money management but also provides you with practical tools to uncover and understand the deeper, often hidden meanings of money and conquer the problems it raises in your relationship.

You Paid How Much For That?can help you to

• Learnhow a Saver and Spender can live together-happily!
• Gain a healthy respect for what money can-and can't-do for you.
• Understandhow your upbringing, culture, and gender influence how you and your partner approach relationships and money differently.
• Find outhow to solve problems together in ways that promote teamwork.
• Discoverpractical ways to get what you both want most.
• Capture a vision for a prosperous and loving future together.

From honeymoon to retirement, the authors show how to understand underlying issues and overcome the day-to-day struggles of financial conflict, the biggest cause of stress and breakups in relationships.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART ONE: THE INVISIBLE FORCES.

1. Marriage, Money, and Real Life.

2. The Master Key.

3. An Introduction to Invisible Forces.

4. The Full Monty: Exposing Hidden Issues.

5. Great (and Not So Great) Expectations.

6. Where Expectations Come From.

7. Just How Opposite Is the Opposite Sex?

Going Deep.

PART TWO: NOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND, WHAT DO WE DO?

8. Talking Things Out.

9. Real Solutions for Real Problems.

10. The Golden Ground Rules.

11. Accounting for Love.

PART THREE: SHOW US THE MONEY.

Introduction to Money Management.

12. Getting It Together.

13. What Do You Have?

14. Smart Borrowing, Dumb Debt.

15. Insurance: How to Protect What Youve Got.

16. Taxes: Keeping More of What You Make.

17. A Penny Saved Is...NOt Much! How to Control Spending.

18. Investing: How to Get More.

PART FOUR: FINDING YOUR TARGET.

19. The Heart of Commitment.

20. Turning Reality into Dreams.

RESOURCES.

Choosing a Financial Planner.

Our Ten Favorite Books on Money Management and Investment.

Resources and Training.

Research and References.

About the Authors.

Index.