Financial Infidelity : Seven Steps to Conquering the #1 Relationship Wrecker

by Eaker Weil, Bonnie

• ISBN13: 9780452289994
• ISBN10: 0452289998
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-31
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

The #I problem in relationships is Financial Infidelity. And it's a deception so subtle you might not even realize you're cheating. Secret credit cards, binge shopping, revenge spending, financial power plays, and hidden bank accounts are just a few examples of how money can tear a relationship apart. In Financial Infidelity Dr. Bonnie, one of the nation's leading couples therapists, is the first to offer effective solutions to this pervasive relationship threat, enabling you to:

Author Biography

Bonnie Eaker Weil, Ph.D., has been an internationally acclaimed relationship therapist for thirty years and has appeared on Oprah and The Today Show. She is also the author of Make Up, Don-'t Break Up and Adultery: The Forgivable Sin. New York magazine named her one of the city-'s top therapists, and Psychology Today named her one of America-'s best therapists.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xvii
What Is Financial Infidelity?
Understanding Financial Infidelity	p. 3
Financial Infidelity: Are You at Risk?	p. 21
Facing Financial Infidelity	p. 37
The Seven Steps
Calculate the Cost: What the Balance Sheet of Your Relationship Reveals	p. 57
Examine Your Power Dynamic: If Money Is Power, Is There a Balance in Your Relationship?	p. 91
Divest Yourself of the Past: Understanding Your Inherited Money Legacy	p. 123
Break Up with Your Money: Letting Go of Money's Emotional Hold	p. 161
Define the Currency of Your Relationship: Working Toward a "Free" Exchange of Love and Intimacy	p. 195
Refinance Your Relationship: Reorganizing Your Priorities to Reclaim Lasting Love	p. 219
Invest in Your Future: The Ongoing Work of Maintaining Your Relationship	p. 245
The Biochemical Component
The Brain-Body Connection	p. 267
A Final Word: The Case for Financial Fidelity and Lasting Love	p. 289
Bibliography and Sources	p. 293
About the Author	p. 299
A Note to Readers from	p. 301
Index	p. 303
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