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Summary: Best budget book ever!
Review: At first I was put off by the main title of this book. However, I soon realized that the title of the book wasn't talking about becoming richer materialistically as much as it is talking about your relationship! The book starts at the real beginnings-- Your beginnings, to reflect on how you look at and value money. Then your partner and you REALLY begin to communicate about the deeper issues which have made the mere money issues break down before. Only after all of the emotions are understood do you begin to really budget in Chapter 7, and the introduction is small so as to get used to the system first. Then you get into the real meat of it quickly and finally things just start working! I've read many budget books before, but by far this was the best one for couples.
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Summary: Best budget book ever!
Review: At first I was put off by the main title of this book. However, I soon realized that the title of the book wasn't talking about becoming richer materialistically as much as it is talking about your relationship! The book starts at the real beginnings-- Your beginnings, to reflect on how you look at and value money. Then your partner and you REALLY begin to communicate about the deeper issues which have made the mere money issues break down before. Only after all of the emotions are understood do you begin to really budget in Chapter 7, and the introduction is small so as to get used to the system first. Then you get into the real meat of it quickly and finally things just start working! I've read many budget books before, but by far this was the best one for couples.
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Summary: Not helpful if your relationship is healthy already!!
Review: From what I heard on Sound Money, I thought this would be just what I was looking for - a book that would give me information on filing jointly, wills and survivorship, joint accounts, examples of how other couples had chosen to manage joint finances, information on shared insurance, shared assets, combined debt, prenups, investment, and other essential things that make the money part of couple-money different from single-money. Instead, I found that it was a relationship counseling book that presumes that your relationship is already suffering and that you fight constantly about money. The steps recommended are preachy and geared toward people who live a heavily unexamined life and have poor communication skills. If all you are seeking is practical advice on how managing your finances will need to change as you go from single to partnered, this book is about as far from what you need as you can get. If your relationship is about to fall apart and money is the central issue about which you fight, it might be of some help.
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Summary: Spending plan for Two
Review: This book offers detailed direction for couples to set up and follow through on money management. Many books offer a quip here or there to account for two checkbooks. This author takes you through step by step. The truth is that many households have two wage earners or at least two money handlers. Coordinating spending is difficult. I have read numerous books on this topic and this one stands out to me.
This review would have been 5 stars if more detail had been given regarding the dual income impact of online payments, automatic billing, reimbursable business expenses, etc. However, I have not found a book yet that adequately addresses these.
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