The age old question - is there ever a right time to have a baby? I don't know that there's ever a right time per se, but there are definitely some times that are better than others. And there are many preparations that need to be made in preparing for a new baby. Financial preparations are an important part of them. For us, we tried to make sure that we were in the best financial situation that we could be in without sacrificing having to wait so long to grow our family of two. In this post, I Continue Reading
For Richer Or Poorer, Do You Take This Debt Too?
It's no secret that plenty of people have debt, sometimes lots and lots of debt, prior to getting married. And if it is a secret, hopefully, it comes as no surprise to the person who is about to be affected by this debt as well. Regardless of when you find out about your significant other's debt, the question stands, For Richer Or Poorer, Do You Take This Debt Too? The current breakdown in the total owed by average US households carrying this type of debt is as follows: Credit Cards: Continue Reading
Budgeting: Do It And Stop Thinking About It
Today's interview is another one that falls under our Budgeting For The Win series. We had the pleasure of interviewing one of my (Kim's) best friends. We first met when we were in middle school. Considering we graduated high school well over 10 years ago, it's only natural that we have talked about some of everything under the sun - personal finance being no exception. So, of course, it only felt right to ask her for an interview. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am Jessica and I am Continue Reading
3 Ways You’ll Learn To Love Your Spouse More With Budgeting
I have a great marriage. It's not perfect by any means, but Kim and I generally get along and like each other (as far as I know lol). I want to be in this marriage until death do us part. We all probably know or know of someone that is fed up with their marriage. They have a "just in case we divorce" fund on the side that their spouse doesn't know about. I've even heard of spouses taking consulting jobs (I'm in the IT industry) that require tons of travel because they DON'T want to be around Continue Reading
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