Is your spouse driving you nuts when it comes to money? Are you constantly fighting about spending and debt? Do you feel alone and misunderstood? This book offers you a way to save your money and your relationship for less than you spent on your last meal out. By going through the book and doing the simple exercises you'll: 1. Have mutual commitment to work these problems out. 2. Clarify your financial goals and values so you stay on track. 3. Find common ground. 4. "Dollarize" your behavior to make sure you're spending time wisely. 5. Track your spending in less than 5 minutes a month. 6. Stop creating more debt. 7. Learn how to get out of debt fast. 8. Create a "budget mentality." 9. Learn how to prioritize so you can stop all the arguing. 10. Understand how financial advisers work so you don't let them work you over.
Mind Right, Money Right for Couples, is a book that will help any two people in a committed relationship figure out how to better manage money as one unit. It is a fact that the number one reason why married couples fight or get a divorce is because of money. Some may think it's infidelity, but the way money is managed, money is handled, the lack of money, the abundance of money, or just money, in general, becomes something that can tear a union apart. This is also the case for long-term committed relationships that may not include marriage. Using a step by step method, Ash Cash & Amina Phelps give you the real and raw of their 15+ year union, how money almost split them up indefinitely and the process they used to bring it back together. No matter what each of your money stories is, if you follow the R.E.A.L L.O.V.E. method, money will NEVER come between you and your partner again.
“An excellent resource for home bakers looking to up their pie game." – Publishers Weekly, starred review "The wide-ranging, well-curated mix of classic and contemporary recipes and expert advice make this an essential primer for avid home bakers." – Library Journal, starred review "Readers will find everything they'd ever want to know about making pie, and even the dough-fearful will feel ready to measure, roll, and cut." – Booklist, starred review “Fear of pie? Ken Haedrich to the rescue. Pie Academy takes you through everything pie related — perfect crusts, fillings, crimping techniques, blind baking, lattice toppings and more.” — Kathy Gunst, coauthor of Rage Baking and resident chef for NPR’s Here and Now “A true baker’s delight.”— Amy Traverso, Yankee magazine food editor and author of The Apple Lover’s Cookbook Trusted cookbook author and pie expert Ken Haedrich delivers the only pie cookbook you’ll ever need: Pie Academy. Novice and experienced bakers will discover the secrets to baking a pie from scratch, with recipes, crust savvy, tips and tutorials, advice about tools and ingredients, and more. Foolproof step-by-step photos give you the confidence you need to choose and prepare the best crust for different types of fillings. Learn how to make pie dough using butter, lard, or both; how to work with all-purpose, whole-wheat, or gluten-free flour; how to roll out dough; which pie pan to use; and how to add flawless finishing details like fluting and lattice tops. Next are 255 recipes for every kind and style of pie, from classic apple pie and pumpkin pie to summer berry, fruit, nut, custard, chiffon, and cream pies, freezer pies, slab pies, hand pies, turnovers, and much more. This beast of a collection, with gorgeous color photos throughout, weighs in at nearly four pounds and serves up forty years of pie wisdom in a single, satisfying package.
Money issues have long been the number one cause of relationship disharmony and divorce, yet when it comes to identifying and changing unhealthy money patterns and behaviors, many couples feel helpless. Money coach Deborah Price has taught thousands of people how to work together to resolve money conflicts and create a financially empowered future. In these pages, she presents strategies and tools for creating financial intimacy while learning to communicate about money issues calmly and reflectively, rather than reactively. With inspirational stories and practical techniques and exercises, this book will help you and your partner: * learn the language of financial intimacy and talk about money in a healthy and empowering way * recognize and change unhealthy money patterns * identify which of the eight money types apply to each of you and understand the impact they have on your life, your relationship, and your finances * build a mutual sense of financial security and confidence * work through setbacks and challenges to make your relationship stronger than ever before
Over 90 percent of couples experience some level of tension around money. In fact, money issues are the number one stressor in relationships. So many books try to fix the surface problems, such as how to budget and what to prioritize when it comes to finances, but the issues go much deeper than just a simple spreadsheet. How do men and women view money differently? What do most couples fight about? How can they get on the same page? What questions should men/women ask their significant others before marriage? There are emotional and spiritual components to finances that most couples ignore. How can you agree on a budget if you disagree with each other on the basic purpose of money? Thriving in Love and Money is based on original research Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn have conducted to get to the heart of these issues. And just as they did with their bestselling books For Women Only and For Men Only, they will use this research to provide the answers and insights you need to break the tension and provide the unity you're looking for. Let this book deepen your understanding of each other, leading to clear communication, peace as a couple, and better financial decision-making. Also available: video curriculum and workbook.
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.
Drawing on her personal and professional experience, financial analyst and public speaker Lesley-Anne Scorgie presents the perfect map for young couples setting out on the road to a joint financial future. With advice about saving, investing, and relationship-building, the book lays out everything couples need to know to become a financial team.
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.
Hers Edition Money can be a battleground. Leasrn how to make it a strength in your relationship. Do you know any couples who fight about money? Avoid talking about it entirely? The reasons why may surprise you! Built on the groundbreaking research of best-selling authors Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn, this new curriculum reveals the ways men and women are wired differently and why they often have opposite reactions to money-related issues. And it will teach you exactly what to do about it! Most such studies focus on the technical aspects of doing money--budgeting, investments, getting out of debt--but this experience focuses entirely on you as a couple. In this "Hers" edition you'll find information and questions carefully designed for her. You'll also get a web code that gives you access to six 25-minute video sessions taught by Shaunti and Jeff. Let this video and workbook curriculum be the first step to a whole new way of doing money together. Never again spiral into arguments about money--or ignore the subject completely. Whether you are married, engaged, or simply exploring a serious relationship, this is your chance to understand your spouse, fiancé, or significant other and feel understood like never before. Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn are best-selling authors, popular speakers and nationally renowned social researchers. Both with graduate degrees from Harvard, Shaunti and Jeff are the authors and coauthors of many groundbreaking books, such as For Women Only and For Men Only. The Feldhahns have two children and live in Atlanta, Georgia. brightpeak financial is a division of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a membership organization of Christians founded more than a century ago, which is based in Appleton, WI 54919-0001.
