Women, Men, and Money: The Four Keys for Using Money to Nourish Your Relationship, Bankbook, and Soul

By William Francis Devine Jr.

Book Overview

Do you want to know how you and your partner can keep money from sabotaging your standard of living? And how you can use money, day in and day out, to expand your capacity for intimacy, forge meaningful connections with others, acquire large amounts of cash, and bolster your self-esteem? Attorney Bill Devine shows you how to stop listening to conventional wisdom about financial security and start using money to convert the talents and spirit within you into the rich life you are capable of having. Money is a tough issue to talk about, no matter how much you have. Surveys indicate that it is the leading cause of conflict for couples in America. Using case studies from his practice, Devine presents fresh communication techniques for avoiding and resolving painful misunderstandings about money. He also provides guidelines for discussing money in a way that can help you and your partner build a healthy relationship as well as a life together that reflects your values. The customs and myths attached to getting a job, buying a house, and saving for retirement cause many couples great anxiety, frequently ruining their bankbooks, love, and self-esteem. With advice that is fiscally sound and spiritually aware, Devine shows you how to handle finances in a more rewarding fashion. He sets forth ingenious steps for investing more lucratively, negotiating more profitably, and using money to nurture your relationship and yourself. He offers guidance for finding work that suits your talents, fits your relationship, and pays you well. He also presents the keys for transforming any financial crisis into opportunity. Devine's entertaining anecdotes illustrate that his advice will help you nourish your relationship and soul, while also helping you earn significant financial returns. His practice sessions will help you put the advice to work. Whether you are in a relationship or looking forward to one, this inspiring book will teach you how to earn, spend, invest, negotiate, and communicate about money in ways that will move you toward the relationship, bank balance, and life you desire.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517707640
• ISBN13: 9780517707647
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Harmony
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Wise Words For Financial Happiness In A Relationship

This isn't a financial how-to book, rather this is a guide for how couples can bring their spirit or soul into their financial life, creating something far richer than just the dollars and cents. I think without intending, the author incorporates much of the thinking of some of the best marriage counseling books (such as The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman). Very highly recommended. And at the price it is unbeatable!

Fulfill your promise

After feeling bogged down with the minutia of finances (managing budgets to the penny, searching for countless tax deductions, considering buying a house solely for financial reasons, and obsessing over my 401k), Women, Men, & Money provided me with an integrated approach to a relationship with money that supports manifestation of my and my spouse's full, unique promise as human beings. It helps me keep money decisions in perspective by staying connected to money's true value and purpose -- to help me and my spouse bring our authentic selves fully into the world. Part of that self actualization is our service, our unique potential for contributing to others, and that's the crux of satisfying and rewarding work (psychologically/spiritually *and* financially). Women, Men, & Money also has lots of great information about how to interact with your spouse about money in a way that affirms and grows your relationship. As a twenty-something married just one year, I found this book extremely helpful in creating a healthy relationship with money in my marriage. Highly recommended.

Great Read for Generation X-ers!

I totally enjoyed this easy to read format.William has introduced a great book about Talent, Being Deliberate and strategies to deal with career, money and relationship problems.I thoroughly enjoyed myself reading this elegant book. I really like his poignant story about his real estate woes and comeback.The title of the book should be How to create a better relationship with your family, spouse and career with new prosperity/talent consciousness.I enjoyed the section about finding one's Talent.I emailed the author because I was so excited about how to create a better solution in my life.I'm always looking for better ways to live andMr. Devine creates a paradigm for wealth consciousness.He helps define a better relationship to the almighty buck! We can all use his advice.A talented author, narrator and financial guru is behind this work of art in nonfiction.I recommend this highly to all my peers in the Generation X and all those followers of Tony Robbins.I hope I get a chance to meet the author in the reading book circuit!This is a must read, I've been recommending to all my friends.I'll go back to it again to re-read.

Easy read, excellent book with fresh perspective!

This book provides a different approach to thinking about money. The author suggests that you can take control of your life's goals and then the money will follow. I found this book to be more about getting true to oneself and your spouse than a "get rich" plan. I agree with the author's theory that links happiness and pursuit of one's goals with financial rewards.I appreciated the "getting started exercises" at the end of each chapter. They have encouraged some incredible discussion in our family as we face choices regarding relocation, and home purchases. I also do seem to have more money around and have found myself re-thinking purchases and my buying "process." Having fresh flowers in my kitchen has been very uplifting in February and is noticed by everyone who comes to visit.I strongly recommend this book for anyone looking to improve on the quality of their life and leave behind "worrying big about the little."

How to use money as a means to find genuine happiness.

William Devine goes beyond the usual how-do-I-invest-to-make-the-really-big-bucks and shows the reader how to use money as a means rather than an end in itself to help make a person genuinely happy. While there are practical tips on how to deal with money, the real value of the book lies in the author's insights on how to "live large" and let money work for your happiness. This is a must-read book for newly-weds and long-time married couples alike. Bravo!!