The best financial decision I ever made wasn’t a financial decision: I got married. Much to my surprise, my financial life turned around once I found my beautiful bride. Mine is not an unusual situation — according to Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe from Rutgers University. people who marry are, on average, [...]
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The number one cause of divorce in the United States is disagreements over money. If you want to keep your marriage in good condition regular, open financial talk must be a part of your relationship.
Arguments over money are probably such a large issue in relationship because the way you spend money shows, in an [...]
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A while ago, I ran a question on if couples should combine their finances or keep them separate. Since then, my wife and I have been tweaking our system to come up with what we think is the best of everything:
The hybrid financial system
My wife and I, by our nature, are independent people — [...]
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Recently, I tied the knot with a beautiful, geeky woman.
So, the question arises: how should we manage our financial lives together? Do we merge our accounts or do we keep them separate? Here are the reasons we see for each.
Reasons to Merge Finances:
Simpler record keeping
Forces us to make decisions together
Reasons to Keep Separate:
Maintain [...]
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