Natalie H. Jenkins is vice president and marketing director of PREP, Inc., provider of one of the most respected marriage enrichment programs in the world. Scott M. Stanley of the University of Denver is a noted expert on commitment and coauthor of Fighting for Your Marriage. William C. Bailey teaches family economics and studies attitudes toward money at the University of Arkansas. Howard J. Markman of the University of Denver is noted for his work on divorce prevention and coauthor of Fighting for Your Marriage.

• Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 1PART ONE: THE INVISIBLE FORCES1 Marriage, Money, and Real Life 112 The Master Key 333 An Introduction to Invisible Forces 484 The Full Monty: Exposing Hidden Issues 585 Great (and Not So Great) Expectations 726 Where Expectations Come from 907 Just How Opposite Is the Opposite Sex? 108Going Deep 125PART TWO: NOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND, WHAT DO WE DO?8 Talking Things Out 1399 Real Solutions for Real Problems 15610 The Golden Ground Rules 17411 Accounting for Love 187PART THREE: SHOW US THE MONEYIntroduction to Money Management 21112 Getting It Together 21713 What Do You Have? 22614 Smart Borrowing, Dumb Debt 24015 Insurance: How to Protect What You’ve Got 25716 Taxes: Keeping More of What You Make 27717 A Penny Saved Is . . . Not Much! How to Control Spending 28818 Investing: How to Get More 305PART FOUR: FINDING YOUR TARGET19 The Heart of Commitment 32720 Turning Reality into Dreams 343RESOURCESChoosing a Financial Planner 367Our Ten Favorite Books on Money Management and Investment 375Resources and Training 377Research and References 379About the Authors 387Index 389