Our weekly dive into the mail bag, and L.A. Times personal finance columnist David Lazarus helps a caller with a question about record-keeping.

A marine declares his love for his wife of five years, who along with love diligently sent him burned copies of Marketplace Money every week through two tours of duty.

For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health… There's nothing in wedding vows that promises eternal honesty about how we spend our money. And couples lie about it all the time.