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
The Struggles With Living Debt Free
We might make it seem like living debt free is easy, and we're always happy go lucky. The truth of the matter is that we have struggles with living debt free as well. It's not to the point where we feel the need to use credit cards or take out loans, but it is just enough to make us both think, "Damn. Is there an easier option?" Although living debt free has proven to work for us over and over again, today I'll be discussing some of the struggles with living debt free. Doing a Continue Reading
