I have to say I was a little disappointed with the marriage section of this book. I was hoping that I would get some quality advice about how to deal with the common struggles of marriage and money. Instead the marriage section of this book is geared towards engaged couples that are about to get married. I still don’t understand how that happened.

The preparing for marriage section does have a bunch of great questions a engaged couple should ask each other before they get married. If you know someone who is engaged it might be a good read for them. Most engaged couples have lot’s of spare time (j/k) so I’m sure they’d love getting another book to read.

The second part of the book is about children, teens and money. There is a wealth of information in this section that you can use to teach and train your children.

Parenting economics
There are seven rules given for parenting economics. Each rule is explained so that the parent has a good understanding of the vision they should have for their family’s finances.

1. The family is a community
2. Establish job opportunities
3. Set correct allowances
4. Be consistent in your teaching
5. Reflect real life
6. Let them get involved
7. Consider their personality

Using these rules will help you guide your children to understanding finances and participating in real life money experiences.

Spending Plans
The section on spending plan management is the best part of the book. Crown lays out step by step training plans to teaching each age group the proper way to handle money. The cover the following stages…

1. Pre Plan (Ages 3-8)
2. Mini-Plan (Ages 9-12)
3. Teen budget (13-18)