How to Merge Your Money for Marriage
An Engaged Couple’s and Newlywed’s Guide to Successfully Managing Money in Your Marriage
by Jack D. Stevison, Jr., CFP®
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Reader Comments
I enjoyed reading the book so much. Thank you to the author for sharing his own experience.
Yuko S.
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It’s a short, simple book. And it’s targeted at the sort of people who might not read a 250-page financial-planning tome. It gets straight to the point with little fuss. It’s recommended as a definite great gift idea. We all know people getting married who have very little understanding of money or the world. We all know that most of those people, if they’re going to read anything at all, will read a short, quick book. This is a perfect book for those people.
And it’s important. Financial concerns are a big cause of marital strife. Even worse, financial dishonesty and hiding things from your spouse are common and highly-destructive traits. This book lays out, in clear and uncertain terms, that financial planning is something that needs to be tackled from day 1. And if you’re beyond day 1 in your marriage, it needs to be tackled immediately. Further, it gives a simple blueprint both on how to have the discussion, and on what the goals need to be.
There are a lot of people who can benefit from a book like this. Even if my readers may not be those people, the book is a good (and easily-digestible) primer for quite a few young couples, and probably one of the few books on the subject that they’ll actually read. If you know someone like that, pick up a copy.
Brad Warbiany
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Very informative - we've been married 12 years and it is helping us as well.
Susan K.
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I, too, am a financial advisor and was hoping your book would be good to give to any of my clients whose kids are getting married. A cursory review looks like it will serve my purposes perfectly. Nice work on this project. I hope you have great success with this.
Sean M.
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Book was as described (A very good book to read)
Russell D.
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There are many books available that provide financial management tips, [but] few of them include guidance for married couples. It is very rare however, to find a book like yours that not only provides sound financial counsel, but also covers the potential impact of financial management on a couple's relationship. Your book is an obvious reflection not only of your years of professional experience, but also of effectively applying your knowledge within the dynamics of your own marriage.
James C.
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For the wedding, the usual gift was selected from the registery but we felt advice was also in order. This book was a stand out for financial advice relevant to a couple. I glanced through and found it difficult to put down. Even after 10 years of marriage, so much seemed relevant and brought back plenty of memories. A great tool for anyone bringing two incomes under one roof.
Kelly A.
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Jack, I am glad I bought your book, How to Merge your Money---. I like its clarity, simplicity, and style. I have lent it to another person. It looks like I should buy another copy because I know another couple who should read it soon.
Merle C.
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I think you did a great job on your book. I passed it on to my son after I read it. I told them to start planning ahead and save lots of disappointments, and money!!!!
Excellent presentation and humorous too.
Linda B.
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I think your book is great. You did an excellent job and the issues covered were right on target when people marry and co-mingle their funds. I wish that book had been around when I first got married. It might have saved a few tears and a lot of yelling. We learned about money the hard way.
Janet O.
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Received your book yesterday afternoon and read it last night. Excellent job. Too bad I didn't have that advice in my earlier years. Maybe if I did I wouldn't have to worry about predicting how old I will live to be or what money will be available for my care...
Take it from someone who flew through life by the seat of her pants, learning as I went and a lot of help from God, that not to plan ahead is sheer [insanity].
Judy R.
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Jack D. Stevison, Jr., CFP®
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Saint Cloud, FL 34769
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