You Paid How Much For That How to Win at Money Without Losing at Love [Paperback]

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

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

PART ONE: THE INVISIBLE FORCES

1 Marriage, Money, and Real Life 11

2 The Master Key 33

3 An Introduction to Invisible Forces 48

4 The Full Monty: Exposing Hidden Issues 58

5 Great (and Not So Great) Expectations 72

6 Where Expectations Come from 90

7 Just How Opposite Is the Opposite Sex? 108

Going Deep 125

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

8 Talking Things Out 139

9 Real Solutions for Real Problems 156

10 The Golden Ground Rules 174

11 Accounting for Love 187

PART THREE: SHOW US THE MONEY