The Couple S Guide To Financial Compatibility

Financial problems exact a toll on any couple. Long before you realize you are living well beyond your means, the burden of debt wreaks havoc in your life. Invariably, a basic lack of communication about money is to blame. This is where Certified Financial Planner Jeff Motske saves the day. Motske's financial services firm has helped tens of thousands of couples nationwide find happiness in love and money. The Couple's Guide to Financial Compatibility is the book to read now in order to avoid break-ups, divorce, or shelling out thousands of dollars in therapy later. It's filled with vital tips to help anyone at any relationship stage achieve financial freedom. Following a logical progression from combining finances to retirement planning, Motske gives you the tools you need to keep your finances healthy and the bond with your loved one strong. In an easy-to-follow style, this guide is organized around the questions partners need to ask each other, including: How do we align our goals and expectations? What do we need to discuss as a couple before we begin investing? What if one of us loses our job? Can we afford to have kids? What's the best way to teach our kids about money? What's the best way to get our kids through college? How do we take care of our kids and our parents at the same time? Do we have enough money saved up to retire? and over 100 more

This acclaimed book is a one-stop guide to everything you need to know about your finances before, during and after a commitment. Powerful, yet fun to read, this is the first book to blend psychological, legal and financial information into the essential resource for anyone managing money and a relationship. The perfect wedding or engagement gift!

This comprehensive financial literacy book offers a practical and proven roadmap to help you navigate the complexities of money management and achieve lasting financial stability. You'll learn practical strategies to align your financial goals, communicate effectively about money, and overcome common financial challenges couples face. The book is divided into three sections. You and your partner can complete each section over three separate days. You will explore all the essential topics in a format that is engaging and easy to understand. The author, Chae Waugh, is a seasoned finance expert with over 20 years of industry experience. He draws unique inspiration from his journey with his wife and the founder of The Spicy Life, Maricela Waugh (Spicy Mari). With Marriage & Finances, you and your partner can start your marriage on the right track through financial literacy and teamwork. This invaluable resource incorporates interactive exercises and assessments, including a financial compatibility assessment, to help you and your partner gain insights into each other's perspectives on personal finances and their potential impact on your relationship. Discover the essential preliminary actions to prepare for marriage, ensuring a solid groundwork for the future. Learn how to effectively manage your finances as a team, empowering you to make informed decisions and tackle financial challenges together. Master the immediate responsibilities of a financial union, setting you up for a harmonious and stress-free financial journey. Understand marriage's long-term financial planning needs, providing you with the tools to secure a prosperous and fulfilling future. Don't let financial uncertainty dampen the joy of marriage. Empower yourself and your partner with the wisdom and insights found within Marriage & Finances. It's time to embark on this transformative journey, embracing the power of financial literacy and strengthening your bond for a lifetime of shared prosperity.

We all have expectations about how to spend money, where it should come from, how much is needed for financial security, how important it is, and whether or not we can trust other people to be responsible about money. When these expectations come up against a partner's competing ideas, serious trouble can result. Money conflict is, after all, the most common factor cited as grounds for divorce. This practical and insightful guide helps you and your partner understand your individual money personalities. Its techniques will teach you to successfully negotiate and communicate about money, merge your money management styles, and implement the right money management techniques to achieve financial freedom together.

Money and relationships can be messy. Couples aren't taught how to talk about money, but more than that, they aren't taught that money isn't just about numbers. Our beliefs, values, experiences, and emotions all play a huge role in how we view and handle money. Getting in sync with their partner is the first step toward having good conversations about money. However, that's made even more difficult by the fact that men and women often handle money differently. Best-selling author Shaunti Feldhahn has spent years researching the differences between men and women and now partners with brightpeak, a division of Thrivent Financial--a not-for-profit, Christian member-owned Fortune-500 company with a unique approach to relationships and money--to help couples strengthen their relationships and communicate more effectively about their finances. Backed by in-depth research and full of expert advice, this dynamic six-week program gives couples the tools to: · Fight & Stress Less: Diffuse tension when talking about finances · Gain Appreciation: Truly understand differences--and their partner's thinking--around money · Get Aligned: Foster goodwill, intimacy, and financial unity in their relationship · Take Action, Together: Make more informed financial decisions together · Thrive in Love & Money: Get their finances--and relationship--on track for a brighter future The program includes six video sessions, approximately 20-30 minutes each, that introduce a key relationship component, how it applies to money, and what a couple can do about it. To go along with the videos, the kit also includes "His" and "Hers" guidebooks for couples, filled with activities, reflections, and even optional devotionals to help them get the most from the experience.

This hip and accessible guide addresses all of the nagging money questions and thorny situations that come up when you're in a relationship, whether you're just starting to get serious or you're already married. This book gives couples the perfect excuse to break the silence and start talking about… money! Staying on top of your finances when you're single can be tough enough - add another person to the mix and it can seem downright daunting. Even if you've got your own finances in order, there are inevitable money issues that come up when you're part of a couple, not just because one of you may be in better shape financially than the other, but because you may each have very different perspectives on money and how to manage it. The principles the Cookies set out in their first book about the basics of life planning and investing can work for couples, too, and this guide offers simple techniques that will help readers with everything from dealing with "money baggage" to getting out of debt to planning for retirement. Again they draw practical advice and meaty anecdotes from their own financial escapades, as well as readers' queries and the personal experiences of five focus couples.

Is your relationship lacking financial compatibility? If it is, don't worry, you are not alone. Most couples argue about money, but not all are able to overcome these disputes. "D.E.B.T. The Relationship Edition" offers a way to not only resolve these issues, it teaches readers how to avoid them all together. For singles, this book is a guide to choosing more compatible partners and building long-lasting relationships. Lorick's methods of finding financial habit indicators and his must ask questions for determining financial compatibility are essential dating tools. For readers who are already married, Lorick offers a simple but effective blueprint to building a financially unified household. He focuses on individual accountability, communication skills, and effective compromise to help couples overcome stubborn disagreements about money. Lorick also provides some useful wealth building tools for couples who aren't experiencing many financial disputes. "Did Everything But Think: D.E.B.T." only touched on relationship issues, but this edition is a complete guide to achieving lifestyle goals as a couple. After reading this book, all readers will possess the tools needed to find financially compatible partners, and build a fiscally harmonious household.