Don't Worry about a Thing, Dear- Why Women Need Financial Intimacy

This is an honest, open and revealing book about how a woman can love her husband, yet be terrified about the financial risks he was taking. The problem was that his risks were her risks as well. When the author was widowed without warning, her world turned upside down. She writes openly about her financial fears and how she and her husband finally handled them before a tragic accident ended his life. Romantic thinking about money and marriage is at the heart of financial problems for couples. When a woman marries, she becomes one-half of a legal and financial partnership. Whatever her husband is doing financially, she is doing it too, whether she knows about it or not! This book shows why financial intimacy is the key for understanding and participation in marital finances. By following the advice in this step-by-step guide about marriage and money, a woman can protect herself against the financial consequences of divorce or widowhood.