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In a pilot study (N=197), I established a financial snooping attitudes scale and found that financial snooping attitudes were more positive the more participants worried about their finances. In the main study (N=341), I found that scores on the financial snooping attitudes scale predicted snooping acts reported over one month. Financial worry was again associated with more positive snooping attitudes, and worse financial communication was also associated with more positive snooping attitudes and more snooping acts. Snooping into the partner’s finances increased financial worry and decreased relationship satisfaction over the month. 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