from emdot

Getting married is a time in someone’s life where they are in love and almost oblivious to everything else, especially finances. The planning starts with the wedding and honeymoon, but most of the time brides and grooms will set this aside as a “once in a lifetime event”, and become lenient on their budgets.

While this is bad, it cannot be helped by some people, and they always assume they will be able to get out of debt again. This can be very hard and once you start your married lives together there are so many other financial implications that you have to worry about. This is why planning for the long term is so important for your marriage; even if you don’t think it will make a difference now.
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from sadfeeling

Planning a wedding is always a challenge, and the bride and groom with the best of intentions, will find it difficult to remain under budget for this once-in-a-lifetime event. A wedding is usually planned over a year or two and while many couples rely on their parents funding the entire event, others will pay for it themselves, and herein lies the problem.

After living together perhaps for a few years and essentially sharing finances already, a couple getting married will not necessarily have enough money for a wedding. Now, I am not saying that parents are any more likely to have tons of money lying around, but a new couple just starting their lives together will find the burden overwhelming and may get into trouble soon into their married lives. To put an end to all this and plan ahead to get extra cash, is what every couple should do. If your wedding is in 1 year, you still have enough time to save up for this huge occasion.
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from cupcakes for clara

So, you have been planning a dream wedding for the past year or two and you have only 2 months to go! How exciting! Then you look at your budget and your finances and realize that you have gone way over your budget and you are now stuck with no money for the rest of the wedding items.

Don’t worry – take a deep breath and get your mind into fundraising mode. Even if you have only 2 months to make everything fall into place, there is no reason why you can’t raise a lot of money by being creative.
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from zizoo

When you get married, the huge costs of planning a wedding and starting a new life with someone can cause you to go into debt quite easily. Many couples take out loans, such as online personal
loans, and borrow money from their parents to pay for wedding expenses and living costs until they get on their feet. Paying these debts back can be so hard and for many couples, the source of many arguments and fights is this financial strain. The best way to live your married life in peace is to clear your debt, so here are 15 pointers that will help you become debt free in just a year:

1. Budget, Budget, Budget!

If you don’t have a budget set in place to see what you have to pay and how much money you have, you will ultimately forget to pay certain people and spend more than you make which will land you in trouble. Make a budget and stick to it.
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from kyliu99r

With marriages becoming harder to work at every day and the divorce rate constantly on the rise, how can you make sure you are not one of those in the soon to be divorced or divorced category? Well, one of the most important factors to take into consideration in a marriage is the finances. Monetary matters are always the most difficult to work out and often the most sensitive of subjects to brooch, but it is really necessary if you want to have a good married life free from stresses and disappointments. There are 15 main things you must make note of when managing your finances with your spouse so that you stay out of debt and keep your marriage on a good, even keel.

1. Keep Communicating

This is really very important, because lack of communication about most things causes problem, but when it comes down to money, this can spell disaster, not only for your bank account but for your marriage too. If you want to invest or buy things, save, donate, or anything else regarding your money you must talk about it. Even if you earn the money, your spouse still has a right to know everything about where it is going and how you are going to spend it.
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