Mary Hunt. Debt-Proof Your Marriage Revell, A Division of Baker Publishing Group. 2003.

Money has to cause the greatest numbers of divorce and arguments between marital partners today. Debt-Proof Your Marriage is a book that should be read by every engaged couple. It will help you get off to the right start financially.

The book is divided into three parts. The first, Get Your Relationship Ready for Financial Harmony, talks about the results of financial discord, explains the differences between a man’s and a woman’s view of spending money, and helps the couple improve their relationship.

Part two, How to Debt-Proof Your Marriage shows you how to create budgets, pay off debts sooner rather than later, and develop a money spending plan for the future. Check out chapter 11 for a list of financial records and how long you must keep them to satisfy the IRS. Chapter 16 outlines a method that will give you real financial freedom.

The third part, Unique Solutions for Common Dilemmas, walks you through finding money that is hiding in your budget, understanding credit, credit counseling/debt negotiation, and God’s perspective on wealth. If you are already in debt up to your eyeballs, read chapter 23 even if you don’t read another chapter!

You may wish to purchase the workbook to accompany this text.