TOO MANY bright women still choose to let their hus- bands handle the family's finances — even though they know the odds are they'll be stuck with the job eventually and then wish they fad been involved earlier. Although I know many wives do lock after the money, too many ~— especially those who don’t work outside the home — leave it to their husbands. After Rose Reisman got married in 1976, she worked as a teacher earning $25,000 a year to support _ husband Sam while he got his MBA. “41 used to balance my che- quebock and keep track of our finances to the penny -- even though I hated doing it,’’ she " said. “Then, when Sam became Successful i in business, he took - over Managing our money and | “haven't looked at balancing my “s chequebook since. The accountant in Sam’s office does it now, and always calls me because { tend to “round off my figures.” Reisman does have five univer- “.sity degrees to her credit, in- - eluding an MBA. She self- published her first cookbook in “1988, after the third of her four: hildren was born. ~ ‘I met her. when she was on tour © promote her fifth cookbook, Rose Reisman Brings Home Light Cooking (Macmillan, $19.95), a undraising project on behalf of — ‘the Canadian Breast Cancer oundation: "| As 1 often do with quotable notables, I asked Reisman how ‘she manages her money’-— and “was intrigued to. hear she 1 now DOLLARS AND SENSE leaves it all to her husband, who has also been managing her book publishing business. Like so many other active; in- telligent married women, Reisman nevertheless lets her husband deal with the family’s finances “because he’s so good at it and . obviously enjoys it more often than I. He’s a strong, successful businessman so I let him take control of the money. . - “1 suppose I take it for granted. _just as he expects the gourmet meals I cook for the family every evening.”’ ©. 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Reisman is only too aware she should take an active interest in the family's finances. “If Sam died, I hope I'd be able to run the business,"’ she said. ‘‘He’s a bit of a daredevil — he flies float planes and gliders, and scuba dives — so | often do worry whether he'll come home at Night. “He’s encouraged me to get in- volved with our finances, to manage our investment portfolio, for example. And I did try spend- ing one day a week with our ac- countants, but I must admit my mind was on other things. ‘Tt have the ability and I know I should push niyself into this. I 44 Reisman is only too aware she should take an active interest in the family's finances. 99 must decide ! will enjoy the learn- ing process, and then hope I even- tually will enjoy dealing with our finances.’’ Reisman said she still feels ‘‘it’s Sam's rather than our money. 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