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3 things couples need to do before having a baby

My husband was in graduate school when we got married.  I was going back to school four months later.  On our wedding day, we looked at his mother and said, “Five years.  Don’t talk to us about grandchildren for five years.”  Our children would be her only grandchildren and we were both older than she [...]

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Put an end to Chore Wars

It’s a commonly held belief that perception is reality.  Nowhere is that more true than in a marriage.  In alignment with this thinking is the idea that women who work outside the home actually work two full-time jobs, only one of which is paid. The Research In a 2007 Pew Research Center poll, 62% of [...]

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Financial infidelity - are you cheating on your spouse?

Infidelity is defined by dictionary.com as follows: marital disloyalty; adultery. unfaithfulness; disloyalty. lack of religious faith, especially Christian faith. a breach of trust or a disloyal act; transgression. Most people think of infidelity as cheating on your spouse by having an affair. There are many ways to “cheat” on your spouse. Cheating on a spouse financially [...]

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Money is one of the top issues that causes fights between couples. Entering into a marriage where one or both partners has student loan debt can cause severe problems. Luckily, you can follow these tips to avoid conflict and enjoy married bliss. Who Is Responsible? Couples must discuss who is going to be responsible for [...]

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Managing money and debt is important irrespective of the situation you are in life. Money management is very important for newlyweds in order to keep your relationship healthy. If you start managing money from the very beginning, you will hopefully never have to opt for debt relief options like debt settlement, management or consolidate debt [...]

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How Your Budget Changes with Marriage

by Stacey Werner on 11.28.2011 · 2 comments

in Budget, Finances

Marrying someone means that a couple’s budget will have to change. Before, each person only had to make sure that his or her own bills were paid. After they say, “I do” they will need to start considering another person in their finances. As can be expected, adding another person to the budget means more [...]

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This post was written by a guest author. He writes about how to manage newlywed responsibilities when you are both attending college. If you would like to write a guest post for Newlywed Survival find out how here. Being a newlywed can be extremely exciting, but also feverishly busy. Along with a marriage comes an [...]

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