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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Financial Advice for Everyone, November 30, 2009
This review is from: Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey (Paperback)
I wish I had read this before my first marriage. Now that I am in a healthier financial relationship with my current husband I was excited about taking the steps in the book to become "Financially Naked" with him. Over this past weekend we got through most of it and we both feel so much more informed. It's not just about what we have financially, which we have already gone over with a fine toothed comb, but how we FEEL financially. Thakor and Kedar have brilliantly devised, in a completely non-judmental way, a system for complete financial honesty in a relationship. One thing that I really appreciated was how they included the possibility that our "Honey" might actually be another woman. There was none of the usual "men do this, therefore women do that", no gender bias, just good solid advice.
I'm looking forward to the teen edition, which I will gladly read aloud to my 14 year old daughter.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Helpful, clear guide to a subject that's not much fun to think about., November 17, 2009
This review is from: Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey (Paperback)
I was lucky enough to get an early copy of the book. Why is it so hard to talk about money with your significant other? This book guides you through ways to think about it, and talk about it, so you keep yourself out of trouble. Lots of very specific advice and exercises to make it easy to take concrete steps, little by little.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Highly recommend this book! For single men and women too., December 17, 2009
This review is from: Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey (Paperback)
As someone who is looking to create a healthy, loving relationship in 2010, I was so pleased to read Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar's latest book. It's chock full of concrete tools for walking into a relationship from a position of financial strength rather than fear. Let's face it - so many of us do NOT know how to have these conversations, myself included. After reading this book, I feel so much more prepared to face head on issues related to money that I would normally run away from. I'm excited about the possibilities this opens up.
One of my favorite aspects of Get Financially Naked is how much Manisha and Sharon share of their personal journeys with money before their relationships (their money stories) as well as during them. They show that it's not about striving for perfectionism but more about open communication with your partner. I felt like if they could do it, I could too! This book is a MUST HAVE for anyone looking to successfully navigate relationships and money.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A Fun and Satisfying Read, October 29, 2009
This review is from: Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey (Paperback)
After reading the first three chapters, I made a special "date night" appointment with my husband to talk over our finances. We usually keep in close touch about the bills, but I used the questions that are laid out in this book to guide our discussion. And it was fun! We really got into some parts of our financial relationship that we had just assumed the other one understood. It made me feel so closer to my husband, bringing a warmth into our connection that night. Thank you, authors! You are brilliant! I fully recommend this book to all women in any stage of your relationship...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Great book for couples!, October 28, 2009
This review is from: Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey (Paperback)
I LOVED this book! It is a quick read and is well written. The issues that the authors address are helpful for any couple. It is a little crazy that often times, most of us just avoid talking about financial topics with our partner. I could totally relate to how differences in financial beliefs/goals can affect relationships, and I found the exercises in the book extremely helpful. In fact, my sister and her husband are newlyweds, and I've already ordered them a copy. I think it's a must read for any couple!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A must for all women!, November 15, 2009
This review is from: Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey (Paperback)
I've been a fan of Thakor and Kedar since they wrote and published ON MY OWN TWO FEET, the book I'm sure would have saved me from years of debt and financial cluelessness if it had been around when I was in my 20s. Now that I'm over 35 and have bootstrapped my way into self-employment, home ownership, and a spotless credit record, I face a new financial challenge: How to merge my financial life with that of my (soon to be live-in) significant other. Thankfully GET FINANCIALLY NAKED has walked me through the process.
Before reading this book, I was a deer in the headlights about the financial ramifications of cohabitation. Now I feel like I now know what questions to ask, how to bring them up, and how to deal with any discrepancies in how my partner and I view money. I'm honestly not sure what I love most about the book: The get-real-with-yourself quizzes and charts designed to show how financially literate you and your partner are, the advice on how much home the two of you can *really* afford, the tips on dealing with the financial needs of stepkids and in-laws, the suggestions for how to word those tough-to-bring-up money questions, and the juicy investment guidance made simple all resonated with me in a big way. I want to personally thank Thakor and Kedar in advance for saving me from what I sure would have been a number of uncomfortable, tense conversations about money with my sweetie.
But this book isn't just for those in a romantic relationship. Sadly, I've known far too many young women whose financial plan for the future has been Get Married To A Guy With A Fat Paycheck. (Yes, even in 2009.) If you have yet to get real with yourself about the fact that a man (or a woman, or a parent) is not a financial plan, time to get there. In this economic climate especially, you never know when you're going to find yourself in the role of main or sole breadwinner (that is, if you haven't proudly joined our ranks already). This book will tell you how to make smart financial choices with the money you earn and the romantic company you keep. It will teach you how to look out for number one first and foremost so that if and when you do decide to entangle your financial life with a significant other, you'll be in a financially sound position to do right by yourself, your partner, and any kids, in-laws, or step-family that come with the package.
--Michelle Goodman, author of My So-Called Freelance Life and The Anti 9-to-5 Guide
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
wonderful for couples, November 7, 2009
This review is from: Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey (Paperback)
GET FINANCIALLY NAKED is not your typical personal finance book. It concentrates on the "how to" of discussion rather than the numbers. What great tools.. Money Histories, quizes which help you determine your knowledge, interest, and behavior around money. And, of course, the best tool of all - the ability to talk money with your honey (not something I had learned before). This book is one of the best investments you can make in your relationship.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Finally! A financial basics book that makes sense!, November 3, 2009
This review is from: Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey (Paperback)
I read Sharon and Manisha's first book "On My Own 2 Feet" and loved the basic "Aha's" about credit cards, debt, investing. I passed the book on to so many of my friends and family. I couldn't wait to read "GFN" and it did not disappoint!! It's easy to make your way through the book and packed with essentials on getting smart about your household finances alone or with your spouse or sig other. I love that the book also delves into getting smart about car and home purchases, retirement, and child expenses (both for your own kids and bonus kids from marriage). Thanks Sharon and Manisha.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
ANOTHER LOVE LANGUAGE, November 2, 2009
This review is from: Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey (Paperback)
Whether you've been married for years or are just hoping some day to
get married, RUN... don't walk to read this book. It's a quick read.
And it will change your relationships forever. Most couples fight
about money because they don't know how to talk to each other about
it. This slim, information packed book gives you the secret language
to talk money with your honey. There is nothing more precious in life
than love, and this book will make sure that arguments about money
don't dig a hole in the most important gift of all - your relationship
with the one you love.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
It's About Time!, October 29, 2009
This review is from: Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey (Paperback)
This is a serious five star read for all couples who want to be able to talk about money in a way that is actually fun and productive and not stressful, something I never thought would be possible. I was tired of all the conversations that ended in nothing buy adversarial feelings and resentment. The book gives you the right language to have the right kind of discussion.
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