Comments on: Five Money Topics to Discuss With Your Future Spouse Before You Get Married http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/08/five-money-topics-to-discuss-with-your-future-spouse-before-you-get-married.html Helping Smart Shoppers Save Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:11:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Maggie http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/08/five-money-topics-to-discuss-with-your-future-spouse-before-you-get-married.html/comment-page-1#comment-801 Maggie Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:30:00 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/08/five-money-topics-to-discuss-with-your-future-spouse-before-you-get-married.html#comment-801 Very practical advice in this post. My husband and I ironed out most of the details on your list (including merging our finances in a shared checking account for shared expenses while maintaining our own separate checking accounts for personal expenses) over a year before we got married when we were just living together, and our finances have NEVER been a point of contention as a result. Fortunately, I like to crunch numbers and stay on top of the money regularly, and he is happy to let me do so, LOL. Very practical advice in this post. My husband and I ironed out most of the details on your list (including merging our finances in a shared checking account for shared expenses while maintaining our own separate checking accounts for personal expenses) over a year before we got married when we were just living together, and our finances have NEVER been a point of contention as a result. Fortunately, I like to crunch numbers and stay on top of the money regularly, and he is happy to let me do so, LOL.

]]> By: SavingDiva http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/08/five-money-topics-to-discuss-with-your-future-spouse-before-you-get-married.html/comment-page-1#comment-788 SavingDiva Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:27:00 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/08/five-money-topics-to-discuss-with-your-future-spouse-before-you-get-married.html#comment-788 What a great post! Couples should have to go through financial planning before the nuptials. What a great post! Couples should have to go through financial planning before the nuptials.

]]> By: The Happy Rock http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/08/five-money-topics-to-discuss-with-your-future-spouse-before-you-get-married.html/comment-page-1#comment-784 The Happy Rock Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:21:00 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/08/five-money-topics-to-discuss-with-your-future-spouse-before-you-get-married.html#comment-784 I think spending habits is a big cause of strife in marriages. A lot of times a free spirit and a tight wad match up.<br/><br/>The free spirit probably would hate having a budget too. I think spending habits is a big cause of strife in marriages. A lot of times a free spirit and a tight wad match up.

The free spirit probably would hate having a budget too.

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