“At the time of my second marriage, my husband was in his early 50s, I ...” — Jean Chatzky Quote

At the time of my second marriage, my husband was in his early 50s, I was in my mid-40s, and we each had two kids. We maintained our individual accounts and opened one for the house. We each kick the same percentage of our incomes into the house account and have a joint credit card. But we pay for our children separately.

Embrace your fire - even in hard times. A down economy can actually be a great time to start a business.

Eliminating or substantially lowering just one major monthly expense can give you enough cushion to move into a more comfortable place financially.

Joining finances can be tricky. Money has long topped the list of topics couples fight about.

Whether it's mending a failing company, fighting corruption, tackling disease, or rebuilding a marriage, the hardest problems defy just-add-water remedies. Indeed, slapping on a Band-Aid when surgery is needed usually just makes things worse.

When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place.

Faithful women are all alike, they think only of their fidelity, never of their husbands.

It's a lot of work to make a marriage work. Just because you have been married for a while doesn't mean you can sit back and relax. You still have to be on your toes. A marriage needs constant attention.