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Post-Wedding To-Do’s: Tackling Employer-Provided Benefits
When you get married, so much of your lives join as one. Maybe your last name, where you live, and your finances but, this doesn’t just happen all at once. Each of these are things that will require a conversation […]
Financial Moves for Married Couples
Guest Post According to a recent study couples that argue about finances at least once a week are 30% more likely to get divorced. The same study, conducted over three years, also found that couples with no assets at the beginning […]
Acts of Love That Last Beyond a Lifetime
By Susan Doktor Few things are as devastating to imagine as the death of a loving partner. Worse still may be the anguish of picturing the pain your partner will suffer living without you. But as difficult as it is to […]
How Spouses Can Get Out of Debt Together
Check out Couple Talk About Money Matters, a downloadable workbook for couples. Developed by a certified Specialist in Marriage Enrichment and a Financial Advisor, this workbook will give you the structure required for a productive, conflict-free conversation. As a couple, you […]
Couples Guide to Finances
Our friends at www.ourstart.com research and write about the latest pregnancy and motherhood trends. They understand that money management between two people is crucial to any successful relationship. Whether dating, engaged or married, sharing financial responsibilities is a huge factor that should […]
For the Love of Money: Couples and Finances
By: Barry Steelman, AIF® If you do a simple search on the topic of relationships and finances, you’ll come across countless sobering statistics. For example, you’ll find that money is the primary reason for arguments between couples, with many couples averaging three […]
Pros and Cons of Sharing Your Finances as a Married Couple
by Abby Hayes The pros of combining your finances Combining your finances can be tricky, especially if both parties have their own debts, accounts and assets coming into the marriage. But it might be worth it for the following reasons: Women may have […]
How to Blend Your Finances After Marriage
by Chelsy Meyer Confused about tax terminology? Check out this glossary of tax terms. You’ve said, “I do,” you’ve blended your families, and you’ve accepted dealing with each other forever, no matter what. Now it’s time to put those vows to the […]
The Holy Trinity of Finances
by: Tim Schuster How managing your finances is about more than being practical, it’s also about understanding and acknowledging the emotional and spiritual side of money … the “financial trinity” if you will. Money Is Practical There is a rational and logical side […]
Monopoly, Money, and Marriage
www.prepare-enrich.com “I will buy water works from you for $250,” my husband offered. We were playing our first family game of Monopoly. Sitting around the board was my daughter who is eight, my son who is ten, my husband Brad, and myself. Having […]
