Yours or Mine: The Modern Money Questions That Could Save Your Relationships

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We vow for richer for poorer. We sacrifice for our children, we give back to our parents. Because in true love and family matters, money's irrelevant and it would be terrible to suggest otherwise. Right
So why in the privacy of the therapy room does money emerge as one of the biggest causes of tension for modern couples Why is it cited as the major factor in family estrangement between parents, children, and siblings Why is there a trend for the Bank of Mum and Dad to go to court to retrieve loans they regret handing over

In MONEY: A USERS GUIDE, Laura showed us how to save into a pension and understand investment. This time, she delves into the really complex stuff a non-judgemental examination of whether there is a "right" way to share our money with those we love, and what everyone else does behind closed doors. A book that none of us want to admit we need.

How do you decide who picks up the bill, or what goes in the joint account Is your partner being generous or controlling Is this house mine if your parents paid most of the deposit How much are you prepared to spend to have a baby When should we give money to our kids, our mum and dad, our siblings, our community Should they pay us back What does everyone else do Why dont we know And why does it feel so agonisingly awkward to ask

This is a book of personal finance advice told through real stories about other peoples modern money and relationship dilemmas.

Laura speaks to financial advisers and wealth managers, marriage counsellors and matchmakers, philosophers, religious leaders, funeral directors and divorce lawyers, to get to the bottom of the questions that can be much more fundamental to our wealth and happiness than where to put our savings.

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Praise for Money: A Users Guide

I was reaping social and valuable financial advice before Id even finished the first chapterher experience as a journalist on the money desk for The Times, The Sunday Times and the Guardian allows her to do something that Id never experienced before: she explains money clearly. STYLIST

Of course, you need a guide to get started and this is that book. Laura Whateley understands her subject and knows how to explain it in such a way that you will be able to make informed choices about your finances, rather than feeling confused and patronised THE TIMES

Author Bio

Laura Whateley is an award-winning journalist and The Times' consumer champion writing the agony aunt column, 'Troubleshooter', and 'Millennial Money' in the Saturday Money section. She also specialises in affordable travel, property, and interiors for The Times and has written for The Sunday Times, the Guardian, the Observer, Dow Jones and Moneywise magazine. She grew up in the West Country and studied PPE at the University of Warwick before moving to East London. Money is now a Sunday Times bestseller.