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Money: a complicated problem. A prevalent problem -- A cultural problem -- How this book will help -- The slippery slope from money problems to money addiction -- Criteria for addictions -- Deprivation money addiction -- A continuum of money behaviors -- When money addiction overlaps with other conditions -- Summary -- The emotional sources of money problems -- How family influences money behaviors -- How outer factors influence money addiction -- Summary -- Types of money problems -- The materialism continuum -- The finance continuum -- The money problems matrix -- Indulgers -- Deprivers -- Combinations of behaviors -- Summary -- How money problems affect relationships -- Money in relationships: the inevitable struggle -- Problem users and their partners -- How types of money problems affect a relationship -- When partners are codependents -- When two problem users are involved -- Problem users involved with healthy money managers -- Summary -- Solutions: untangling yourself. Your personal money behaviors -- Your current financial behaviors -- Understanding your money history -- Summary -- Beginning recovery -- Six phases of recovery -- Phase 1: hitting bottom -- Phase 2: accepting and following guidance -- Summary -- Life visions and spending plans -- Phase 3: creating a life vision -- Phase 4: Living with a spending plan -- Learning to make healthy spending choices -- Banking guidelines -- Summary -- Phase 5: changing your thinking, feelings, and impulsive actions -- Triggers -- Preventing impulsive spending -- Identifying and coping with relapse -- Summary -- Phase 6: Living the abundant life -- Signs of financial health -- The sense of abundance -- Finding balance -- Flexibility and trust -- Emotional authenticity -- A unique lifestyle -- Relationships -- Finding true abundance within -- Appendixes. Are you codependent? -- The signs of compulsive debting -- Forms and blank worksheets -- Resources.