Martin Lewis has urged couples to have a serious conversation over finances in case tragedy strikes. The Money Saving Expert said not all couples know the exact details of household finances, with it usually just being one party taking charge of everything.And the problem often emerges when it comes to what Martin called the 3Ds – death, divorce and dementia.Speaking in ITV's Martin Lewis Money Show, he brings up an example to show how lack of communication could leave the other partner vulnerable.He says: "It's generally women who came up to me and said 'I've lost my husband, I do not know how to deal with the finances'."In one case, a woman, whose husband died two months before, she couldn't pay the mortgage because she didn't know where.
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