PR Log (Press Release) – Jan 28, 2010 – Money is one of the top reasons for divorce. Given our economic climate, now is not the time for couples and families to be “silent” about money. Money being a “taboo” topic has lead to deceit, division and divorce in couples and it’s time for a change. Money and Marriage Advocate, Dr. Taffy Wagner says, “Money has always been a part of Marriage, NOW is the time to make it a positive tool for many and not a negative word or discussion in their lives.”

According to a recently released report on marriage by the Institute for American Values and the National Center on African American Marriages and Parenting (NCAAMP), the organizers noted the percentage of US adults who are married dropped form 78 percent in 1970 to 57 percent in 2008. Furthermore, 40% of all American children today are born out-of-wedlock and 71 percent of African American children are born without married parents.

Dr. Wagner said “In order to strengthen marriages and even encourage marriage within the African American Community as being beneficial to all, it is important to discuss money and marriage issues not avoid them. The picture of a husband, wife, two kids and a white picket fence is not even realistic if you are not willing to discuss money and the many roles it plays throughout marriage.”

As a happily married woman of almost 14 years, she knows firsthand what it’s like to enter into marriage with debt and having to clean up financial mistakes from the past. February 7 – 14, 2010 is National Marriage Week. NMW is a collaborative effort to encourage churches and diverse groups to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate and build a stronger marriage culture.

Dr. Wagner, a strong advocate for Money and Marriage announces a week of teleseminars during National Marriage Week that focus on Money and Marriage for African Americans. Plan to hear from Rev. Angela Butts Chester, Mary Chatman, Dr. Harold Arnold, Talayah Stovall, Christine Pembleton, Teisha Houston and Dr. Wagner as they discuss serious topics such as faith and finances, romance and finance, black marriage and money and much more.


For a complete list of the seminars, go to
http://www.moneytalkmatters.com/money-and-marriage-natio ...