Comments on: I’m Getting Married! What Will Change Financially?

By: Goals to Make More Money | When Life Gives You Lemons

Goals to Make More Money | When Life Gives You Lemons — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:09:24 +0000

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By: Before “I Do”: How I’m Financially Preparing for Marriage

Before “I Do”: How I’m Financially Preparing for Marriage — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:31:32 +0000

[…] We’re partially combining our finances when we are married, so we’ll need to create a new budget with both of our incomes and all of our expenses. We’re trying to have honest conversations about how much money our “needs” absorb and how much we should devote to our wants. These conversations can be difficult, but are essential because they help us get on the same financial page. […]

By: dojo

dojo — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 10:11:26 +0000

In reply to Daisy.

Nope, I don’t even feel married 😀

We’ve lived together for quite some time, traveled across the world together, so there’s nothing new this married life can bring to us. We’re happy and in love, but it doesn’t change how we feel

By: Daisy

Daisy — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 15:47:19 +0000

In reply to Hunain @ HowToSaveMoney.ca.

We’ve already lived together for years, so that won’t change for us – we don’t have debts except for our mortgage (we have already bought a house together). We’re already paying it off more rapidly than the minimum payments.

By: Hunain @ HowToSaveMoney.ca

Hunain @ HowToSaveMoney.ca — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 02:10:30 +0000

Well a lot of things financially will change, like you will now have 2 sources of income you can either save one income and use the other for living expenses or you can pay off all your debts. It depends on what you want but if I were you I would start paying off my debts with one income and use the other for saving. If your spouse owns his own home then you can either rent one of the two houses or sell both of your houses and buy a big one.

By: getrichwithme

getrichwithme — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:20:10 +0000

When i got married, my finances got much stronger. Not because my wife was rich, but because she has always been a saver and I was always the spender. She is like my financial conscience.
Planning a wedding and getting married is great fun – enjoy every minute of it and tell anyone who is even slightly negative to take a very long walk.
Congratulations

By: Mr. Utopia @ Personal Finance Utopia

Mr. Utopia @ Personal Finance Utopia — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:30:09 +0000

Looks like I’m a little bit late to say congratulations, but I’ll offer them anyway: congrats!

Based on the way you’ve described things, you and your future husband seem to be on the same page financially speaking. That’s a very good thing! Your relationship seems very healthy in that regard especially with the communication aspect. Don’t be too concerned about your finances being more “officially” intertwined, it’s natural!

By: Daisy

Daisy — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:42:38 +0000

In reply to Anton Ivanov. Thanks Anton. Having your own individual accounts is a good idea, being that you may want to buy each other gifts or something like that. Plus, it's impossible to have all of the exact same goals.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:41:36 +0000

In reply to Stefanie @ The Broke and Beautiful Life. I'll post something in the future, but we won't be combining until we officially tie the knot. They are big decisions, that's for sure!

By: Daisy

Daisy — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:40:51 +0000

In reply to dojo. Wow, 11 years. I doubt anything will change. Do you feel more like a family now?