Have Your Wedding Cake and Eat It Too: A Newlywed's Guide to Budgeting for a Happily Ever After

Budgets are tricky animals. As young marrieds, one of the most common pieces of advice you will probably receive is to live by a budget (that and to never go to bed angry). Regrettably, even though that's good advice, little guidance is given on how to create an effective budget. Unbeknownst to many people, most budgets created for the management of household finances are destined for failure right from the start. And here is why...Despite all of the best planning in the world, most household budgets do not include a mechanism to enable you to live by that budget each and every day.

Whether you have tried a budget before and felt like you crashed and burned, or if this topic is completely new to you, or even if you feel that you are not quite sure how to transition your financial strategy from being single to married-don't despair.

This guide will walk you step-by-step in how to communicate with your spouse regarding your financial future and what is important to you, how to create a budget that accommodates your long-term future goals as well as your immediate monthly expenses and how to implement this financial tool into your life so that you can use it on a daily basis. The result-an effective money management tool that will enable you and your spouse to successfully manage your finances together.