Dave,

What does money mean to you? For 60 percent of people, it means security and independence. Thirty-seven percent consider it a tool to accomplish some of life’s goals. Two percent equate it with power, while less than one percent associate it with attaining happiness. (Olivia Mellan, Men, Women, and Money, Psychology Today, January 1999, 36.)

Quick Cents Application Points:

1. What does money mean to you? What does money mean to your spouse?
2. Can you trace that meaning to significant experiences in your life?
3. Is what money means to you based in reality or is it based in your reaction to those life events? Put another way, does what money means to you help or harm you and your relationship?