When couples get hitched they agree, often in front of large audiences, to support each other through the thick and thin. It's well understood that there will be times when one of the partners in the union will need a bit of propping up. But what happens when both partners need a boost? As the nation continues to wade through waves of unemployment, many households are going from two regular paychecks to no paychecks at all, reports Joann Lublin in The Wall Street Journal.

Talk about putting a strain on a marriage. In April, the national … Read More

Times are tough and, these days, jobs are lost as regularly as kids lose their baby teeth. In a relationship, when one partner becomes unemployed, it can be a challenge to stay upbeat and supportive.

One YourTango user came to us for advice on the matter. We asked the experts behind our new video series Still Life Love Advice to tell us: how do you save money and your relationship when your love gets laid off?

For more on the subject, read 10 Tips For Saving A Marriage After Job Loss.

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It's not easy to get by in the land of plenty these days. One in ten American homeowners are either behind in their mortgage payments or already in foreclosure. 20% of LA County residents are currently unemployed or underemployed. And at least one Hollywood celebrity is scrambling to pay the bills on yet another pair of ugly Lycra-blend leggings. Yes, recession-fighting friends, we're talking about Lindsay Lohan – who, despite being a tabloid favorite, hasn't had a movie role since her 2007 flop I Know Who Killed Me."It's scary when you realize, 'Oh my God, I'm not working. And … Read More

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If Hollywood is to be believed, dating is a grandiose practice replete with lavish meals, fine wines, and front-row seats to the Broadway show (or opera or concert or art opening) of the season. For those of us who don't make millions, though, such refined romance is just that: the stuff of movies.

Living on a budget doesn't mean you have to sacrifice romance—just change how you envisage it. All that stuff Richard Gere and Julia Roberts do is quite nice, of course; but romance, which is simply the passionate affection that lovers feel for each other, can grow … Read More

My boyfriend and I used to have an NYC-DC long-distance relationship. Every other weekend one of us would traverse the eastern seaboard by car, bus, train and sometimes plane to spend 36 hours cuddling under the covers, eating banana-nut pancakes and watching downloaded episodes of Battlestar Galactica. When it was my turn I hopped the 6:20 pm Amtrak to get to the capital in time for a late dinner and spent Sunday afternoon squished into a Chinatown bus wondering why my driver was smoking a bong at the rest stop. (True story.) I only spent about $150 a month on … Read More