Pre-wedding due diligence: a must!

Before you co-habitate, do your financial due diligence! It is not exactly the most romantic thing to do (sweetypie,  how big is your credit card bill) but extremely necessary to avoid/minimize pesky arguments in the future.  TheStreet.com’s Michael Katz has come up with the following tips.
1.  Discuss Financial Goals and Attitudes
You HAVE to talk about [...]

Engaged? Show me the money.

Family finances can be a tricky subject.  The engagement period is an excellent opportunity to communicate…. communicate… communicate… so that hopefully, a few years down the road,  you won’t be screaming at each other to “show me the money”.
Most couples, once engaged, attend a Discovery Weekend to thresh out potential points of conflict e.g.  how many kids they [...]

Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying

A little less than one month to go before Valentine’s Day and the advertising frenzy is starting to ramp up. I’m all for the celebration of love but also advocate the use of reason, particularly when it comes to marriage. Marriage is not built on surprises. There was a great article written [...]

51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse….

… according to a New York Times analysis of census results. Several factor were seen driving the statistical shift. “At one end of the age spectrum, women are marrying later or living with unmarried partners more often and for longer periods. At the other end, women are living longer as widows and, after a divorce, [...]