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Tightwads and spendthrifts : navigating the money minefield in real relationships / Scott Rick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 230 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250280077
  • 1250280079
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Contents:
Introduction: Lessons on money and happiness from Sin City -- Inside the mind (and brain) of a tightwad -- When we're not wired to save -- Get influenced, then influence yourself -- Fiscal fatal attraction -- Our Money -- Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies -- The secret language of gifts -- Raising the next generation of tightwads and spendthrifts -- Conclusion: For love or money? -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: "A revolutionary guide to navigating the financial aspects of real relationships Have you ever asked yourself "What if I'm a tightwad and my significant other is a spendthrift?" or vice versa? Scott Rick, a behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, knows that many people do. He also knows that the financial aspects of an intimate relationship can become a money minefield if couples try to navigate it without first discussing all of the financial issues between them, especially if those two people have different approaches to spending. Tightwads and Spendthrifts is a science-based guide to understanding and transforming how we manage money, both on our own and in relationships. Building on his original research, and surveying a vast body of interdisciplinary work, Tightwads and Spendthrifts will help you understand your own financial psychology and how it plays out in your relationships. Can tightwads and spendthrifts live together in harmony? Rick says "yes," but not without first asking hard questions about whose opinion should count most when making a financial decision. After all of the issues have been aired, he tells readers how to create a game plan for navigating financial decision making that both Tightwads and Spendthrifts can rely on for a happy life together"-- Provided by publisher.
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A revolutionary guide to navigating the financial aspects of real relationships

Have you ever asked yourself "What if I'm a tightwad and my significant other is a spendthrift?" or vice versa? Scott Rick, a behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, knows that many people do. He also knows that the financial aspects of an intimate relationship can become a money minefield if couples try to navigate it without first discussing all of the financial issues between them, especially if those two people have different approaches to spending.

Tightwads and Spendthrifts is a science-based guide to understanding and transforming how we manage money, both on our own and in relationships. Building on his original research, and surveying a vast body of interdisciplinary work, Tightwads and Spendthrifts will help you understand your own financial psychology and how it plays out in your relationships. Can tightwads and spendthrifts live together in harmony? Rick says "yes," but not without first asking hard questions about whose opinion should count most when making a financial decision. After all of the issues have been aired, he tells readers how to create a game plan for navigating financial decision making that both Tightwads and Spendthrifts can rely on for a happy life together.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-220) and index.

Introduction: Lessons on money and happiness from Sin City -- Inside the mind (and brain) of a tightwad -- When we're not wired to save -- Get influenced, then influence yourself -- Fiscal fatal attraction -- Our Money -- Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies -- The secret language of gifts -- Raising the next generation of tightwads and spendthrifts -- Conclusion: For love or money? -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index.

"A revolutionary guide to navigating the financial aspects of real relationships Have you ever asked yourself "What if I'm a tightwad and my significant other is a spendthrift?" or vice versa? Scott Rick, a behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, knows that many people do. He also knows that the financial aspects of an intimate relationship can become a money minefield if couples try to navigate it without first discussing all of the financial issues between them, especially if those two people have different approaches to spending. Tightwads and Spendthrifts is a science-based guide to understanding and transforming how we manage money, both on our own and in relationships. Building on his original research, and surveying a vast body of interdisciplinary work, Tightwads and Spendthrifts will help you understand your own financial psychology and how it plays out in your relationships. Can tightwads and spendthrifts live together in harmony? Rick says "yes," but not without first asking hard questions about whose opinion should count most when making a financial decision. After all of the issues have been aired, he tells readers how to create a game plan for navigating financial decision making that both Tightwads and Spendthrifts can rely on for a happy life together"-- Provided by publisher.

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