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Finances are the number one reason couples divorce. The two of you must talk about money and set financial goals together.
Financial Advice Married Couples Don't Want to Hear
Some advice you may not want to hear includes whether you are spenders or savers, you need to have a financial plan and you should talk about your finances on a regular basis. There's more ...
Money Does Matter
A guide to helping couples discuss financial differences.
Tips for Handling Rough Financial Waters Together
Financial uncertainty and financial hardship can hurt your marriage if the two of you are not talking with one another or if either of you is hiding your head in the sand.
Joint, Separate, or Combination of Checking Accounts -- Share Your Re…
Wanting to be able to spend or save money as they want, many married couples have a combination of separate and joint checking accounts.
What If Your Spouse Doesn't Want a Budget?
Some folks believe in budgeting and some don't. If these two marry one another, without flexibility and understanding there can be a budget war.
Unemployment Stress Advice
Unemployment and financial problems can create stress and trust issues in a marriage. What advice can you give to others who are coping with the stress in their marriage due to unemployment and financial problems?
Financial Questions for Couples to Discuss
At least once each year, couples should sit down and discuss their finances in depth. Here are questions that will help the two of you know where you stand financially.
Checking/Savings Accounts Poll
Deciding if you are going to have a joint checking account or separate checking accounts or a combination of both is an important decision the two of you need to make. What type of checking/savings accounts do the two of you have?
Financial Books for Married Couples
Since finances are the number one reason that marriages fall apart, here are some helpful books about finances for married couples.
Finances Poll
Disagreement about finances is one of the top reasons marriages end in divorce. The topic of money and how it is spent or saved is an emotional issue for many individuals. Vote in our poll about finances in your marriage.
Community Property States
Listing of community property states in the U.S.
The Marriage Penalty
Although millions of U.S. couples have been impacted by the marriage penalty in the federal tax code, do you understand what the marriage penalty is, how the marriage penalty came to be, and how recent changes in the federal tax law have reduced the marriage penalty?
Joint Or Separate Checking Accounts?
Here are tips on how to decide and how to make this work in your marriage.
Changing Lives, Changing Needs: Marriage and Your Insurance
This article shows how marriage can affect your insurance. With every life stage and change, your insurance needs to be re-evaluated.
Financial To Do List for Newlyweds
When couples are tying the knot and combining two established households, financial decisions have to be made.
Suddenly Single
Here are the financial matters that you have to take care of if you find yourself suddenly single due to the death of your spouse or because of a divorce.
