Almost two million married couples in the UK keep their finances secret from their partner, new research suggests. And around 44% of married people don't know what their spouse earns. Tune in to Neil and Alice to find out what they think about relationships and money and learn some related vocabulary.

This week's question

What percentage of married couples in the UK don't know exactly what their spouse earns?

a) 4%?

b) 14%?

c) 44%

You can hear the right answer at the end of the programme.

go dutch
share the cost of something, for example a meal

spouse
husband or wife

to be in debt
to owe money to someone

mortgage
where a bank lends you money to buy a house

hard cash
physical money – the coins and banknotes

cheapskate
someone who doesn't like spending money,

budget
the money you have available for something and a plan for how to use it

agree to differ
accept that we have different opinions on something