"The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're still alive."- Unknown

February is Special - It is Heart month! And the two big events celebrated this month are the Heart Ball and Valentine's Day both are valuable expressions of Love

Valentine's Day honor its patron the Italian priest Saint Valentine and is celebrated by exchanging tokens of affection. As you exchange candies, flowers or whatever is your heart's way of expressing this feeling don't forget to help those who were unfortunate to have started out with a broken heart, the kids for whom the Heart Ball hosted by the Sir Victor Sassoon Heart Foundation is their biggest fund raiser.

So this month be sure and use these opportunities to affect the life of your love ones and those around you in very special ways!

And although you may be madly in Love and planning on having an exciting time with the one you love this Valentine's Day, you must admit that there are very few combination more perplexing than love and Money. In fact, the only more perplexing combination is expecting two persons from different social, religious, professional and economical backgrounds to come together and create a successful marriage.

Even you had your doubt and didn't think the couple at the last wedding you attended stood a chance at creating a successful life together.

Let's look at the combination, it usually goes like this- she is a professional; he is not - But that's love! While he is spending all the money he can get his hands on, she is stretching her dollar so that she can do and save as much as she can.

This coupled with the fact that whiles your bodies may experience intimacy, your goals and money usually don't. You feel that even in marriage your money is still single and nobody's business but yours. Not a good recipe for success.

That's why money or should I say the lack of it- is among the leading contributors to divorce and it is little wonder, because financial decisions so often are charged with emotions that goes well beyond the money.

Unlike days gone by when the husband work and the wife kept the home, finances have become even more stressful and when you're starting out with different perspectives on spending and saving it can only lead to trouble.

But even if you've been married for a while and experiencing loveissues because of your money issues, don't despair -there is hope!

And as my Valentine gift to you, here are three steps to help you get a grip on your money and love.

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