Who is Best at Running the Family Finances – Men or Women?

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Men and women have been fighting over the finances for centuries, but is it because one is better suited to manage the finances than the other, or is it simply because neither knows how to play to their strengths and work as a team? Both men and women have their own financial strengths and even [...]

How To Create a Cheap Date Without Looking Like a Cheapskate

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Love may be in the air but money is not always in the bank when you need it to go on a date. First impressions are a big deal and if your frugality gets confused with being a cheapskate, it may be hard to get a second date. There are lots of people nowadays who [...]

Marriage and Money – How to Make it Work

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One of the top reasons married couples argue-and even divorce- is because of plain, old-fashioned money issues. There are a lot of changes involved in being newly married, especially during the family planning phase of a new relationship. Everyone wants to have security and a safety net in their financial lives, and if couples learned [...]

Romancing on the Cheap: How to Keep the Love without Busting the Budget

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Staying on a budget, monitoring your spending habits, and controlling impulse buying might not sound like the makings of a beautiful love story, especially to a spontaneous and hopeless romantic.  Keeping romance alive, whether married or single, can take the heart right out of your personal finances if you regularly go on expensive excursions.   With [...]

Should I Pay Off My Fiance’s Debt?

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Taking responsibility for someone else’ debts is a huge deal. It is also a personal decision that can not be taken lightly due to the potential consequences. When that someone is a person you intend to marry, the questions become even more difficult to answer. By law, when two people get married, the other person [...]