More and more surveys are showing that having a difference in opinion about finances is the number one reason marriages end in divorce. Here are some helpful books to help the two of you make your way through this difficult journey of control, power, and egos.
1. You Paid How Much For That? How to Win at Money Without Losing at Love
The authors (Natalie H. Jenkins, Scott M. Stanley, William C. Bailey, Howard J. Markman) not only reveal sound principles of money management, but they also give practical tools to help you solve your financial problems together.
2. Couples and Money: A Couples' Guide Updated for the New Millennium
Asking the question, "Why does everyone find money so damn hard to talk about?", Victoria Collins and Suzanne B. Brown provide worksheets, and tips on merging your financial goals.3. For Richer, Not Poorer: The Money Book for Couples
Providing budgeting and money-management techniques, here are Ruth L. Hayden's strategies and skills to improve relationships and resolve money issues.4. Money Harmony: Resolving Money Conflicts in Your Relationships
Starting with a money personality quiz, you can find out whether you and your spouse are hoarders, spenders, money monks, or avoiders. Olivia Mellan discusses the importance of family history and debunks common myths equating money with love, happiness, power, freedom, self-worth and security.5. First Comes Love, Then Comes Money
Roger C. Gibson takes a humorous and religious approach to explore several aspects of financial pitfalls in marriage, including debt management, investing, different spending habits and money personalities.6. Prenups for Lovers: A Romantic Guide to Prenuptial Agreements
If you've been confused about the pros and cons of premarital agreements, this easy to read book by Arlene G. Dubin will clarify the objections many people have and also looks at the way a prenup can stabilize a marriage. Example prenups are included.7. Til Debt Do Us Part: Marriage, Money, and How to Talk About It
Julie Ann Barnhill provides answers to your questions and help in healing the money conflicts in your marriage.