Spousonomics: Using Economics to Master Love, Marriage, and Dirty Dishes Audiobook

" Cute. Not as good as I thought it would be, but still cute. Economic principles apply to divvying up chores, making time for one another, etc. "

" Unfortunately, this book was just too similar to _Freakonomics_ and especially to _Predictably Irrational_, with examples from marriages instead of other arenas. But the economic examples from studies, etc. were all familiar from the previous books, and although many of the marriage anecdotes were interesting, I didn't always feel that they really illustrated the economic principle that they were meant to. "

" Really enjoyed this book. Similar in thought and tone to Freakonomics, which I loved, but applied to a household, or family setting. Some really good insight on a different way to view and solve some marital and family issues using economics. While I probably will not use all ideas, I think there are definitely some worth while solutions to typical marital and family strife. "

" Loved it. This is a great book for anyone who is willing to compromise to make their marriage work, as well as people who don't understand economics. If only Dr. Geiss had taught economics in terms of relationships. Much easier to understand. "

" Interesting point of view, and a fun read. Definitely good to get the print version. I got the kindle version, which I regret because the call outs and tables didn't show up in the right formats. "

" I never did particularly well in any economics course I took in college, I got a lot out of what little I had learned and learned more from seeing how these concepts applied to marriage. It was a nice balance of paying hommage to the economic concepts and giving concrete real examples of marital situations with resolutions. If you are looking for some type of professional development course for how you engage as a spouse, this book could be for you. "

" I wanted this book to be like John Gottman's work - a lot of research applied to relationships in an interesting and relevant way. I think this book wanted to be like Gottman's work as well, but it just didn't quite get there. The case studies were pretty good, but the authors have an annoying habit of trying to be clever and cutesy in their writing, presumably to make economics more palatable to womenfolk. I just found it irritating. "

" Enjoyable, engaging, and easy to read. I might need to buy a copy and keep it on my shelf for more direct application in the near future. "

" If economics had been presented in such a fun way in high school/college, I might have been an economics major! This book is witty and useful for relationships in general. "

" Funny, sexist, good overview of ECON 101, entertaining.............. "

" Interesting but a little too economic-y to ever really hold my interest. "

" I thought based upon a radio interview I had heard that this might be a great twist on economic theory...one in the realm with freakonomics and outliers. I was sorely disappointed! It is not clever or unique. "

" An interesting concept. It was fun to read about the case studies and discover some of the reasons why different marriages/relationships succeed or fail. "

" Very interesting and relatable advice, reading it here and there with other things. "

" sometimes I read non-fiction because it's available immediately as an e-book at the public library! sometimes it's a book that mixes economics and relationship advice I already know! but that's okay. "

" I liked it. I *never* read self-help books except when I do. And I never like them. Until this one. If you're like me you already have all the answers but this book had some interesting angles and pleasant surprises. "

" Freaking brilliant. I'm pretty sure I learned more from this book about managing the common challenges of marriage than I did from our expensive premarital counseling sessions. Plus, I learned a few economic terms, too. Win-win. "

" Applies basic economic principles to marriage. I learned some things about economics, in addition to relationships. Funny and full of real life stories. I loved that the authors believe marriage is a relationship worth working for. Some language and content may offend some readers. "

" I enjoyed the humor in this one. One doesn't necessarily think of a marriage as a Prisoner's Dilemma, but sometimes .... "

" Very interesting and relatable advice, reading it here and there with other things. "

" No-nonsense guide to achieving marital harmony using the principles of economics. "

" The Spousonomics principle is that in marriage you should do what really works, rather than focusing on assumptions about who should do what, or even well-intentioned but impractical notions like "fairness". "

" I really enjoyed this book and it's approach to talking about marriage. By using economics as the groundwork, it steps away from the usual cliche approaches that books of this sort usually take. And the case studies were well chosen. "

" Interesting read, but the case study format felt weak and repetitive. "

" Pareto efficiency and comparative advantage applied to household chores: this was right up my alley. "

" It was a great book about the mechanics of a relationship and its pitfalls. It was a good book in that it didn't go into the emotions of marriage but what could be done if looked at problems objectively. I definately recommend this one. "