For Richer Not Poorer: The Newlywed's Financial Survival Guide [Paperback]

Deborah Wilburn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 7, 2005

Contributing editor for Elegant Bride and former financial columnist for Modern Bride magazine Deborah Wilburn offers timely advice for couples who are preparing for the big day but want to start planning for the rest of their lives. Once the honeymoon is over, most people have no idea how they are going to handle their money. There's no better time than the present for newlyweds to get real about their finances and figure out how acheive future financial stability.

Including easy--to-do exercises and worksheets, this accessible guide offers down-to-earth advice on:

- Planning a dream wedding without creating a big, fat financial nightmare
- Coming clean about one's financial past and tackling debt
- Discussing money attitudes: his and hers
- Navigating sticky money situations
- Merging bank accounts...or not
- Saving for the house, the kids, and retirement
- Taking out insurance, filing taxes, and setting goals for the future

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About the Author

Deborah A. Wilburn is a writer and editor who has specialized in money and careers for more than twenty years. She was most recently the money columnist for Modern Bride, and is currently a contributing editor at Elegant Bride magazine. Her articles have appeared in Glamour, Family Circle, Working Mother, and Redbook among other magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade (June 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039953153X
• ISBN-13: 978-0399531538
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #766,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great lists, December 22, 2005

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This review is from: For Richer Not Poorer: The Newlywed's Financial Survival Guide (Paperback)

Although my husband and I are both well versed in basic finances and have been married more than a year and a half, we still found valuable information in this book. In particular, the second half includes many lists, such as
-what should be kept in a safe deposit box
-what papers do you need to keep for taxes/other reasons, and for how long

While there are many books written at this level about basic finances, this book is special because it is directed specifically at two people who are making (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime decisions about whether to add each others names to credit cards, whether they can afford to buy a first home, etc. I would highly recommend this book as a refresher, even if you feel you already know about money.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for the newly engaged woman!, September 9, 2005

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D. Habra (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For Richer Not Poorer: The Newlywed's Financial Survival Guide (Paperback)

This is a great book!!

I bought it even before I got engaged because my boyfriend (now fiance) and I couldn't decide how to conduct our finances once we eventually got married.

Not only does this book give suggestions on different ways to combine assets and pay bills, but it talks about how to realistically plan your wedding budget, what you need to do legally after you get married (like where to go to change your name and in what order), how to save for a house down-payment, retirement, insurance, taxes, and estate planning. It is very readable and has great examples of do's and don'ts.

I highly recommend this book to any woman or couple who would like to know what the difference is between a 401k, IRA, Roth IRA, and a pension. For those who want to know what to do if she is a saver and he is a spender (or vice versa).

I really enjoyed it and you will too!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Financial Guide New Couples Will Ever Need, October 20, 2005

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Helen Anthony (New York, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Richer Not Poorer: The Newlywed's Financial Survival Guide (Paperback)

This book covers all the important money issues that couples have to resolve, whether they like it or not, if they want to build a sound and trusting financial future together-and it does so in the most down to earth, non-threatening and engaging way. The author's humor, generosity and honesty in sharing some of the ways she and her husband have managed and mismanaged their own finances over the course of their marriage really sets this book apart from other dry and mechanical books on finance. Many of the issues the author guides readers through are not easy ones to confront, but again, her humor, honesty and sweet humanity are the teaspoon of sugar that helps the medicine go down in the most delightful way. I can't recommend this book highly enough!