finance
One-third of young Americans believe that marriage is an "antiquated institution." Is debt to blame?
Love and marriage, love and marriage, they say it goes together like a horse and carriage. Well, perhaps it did in times gone by, when things like "horses" and "carriages" were relevant.
Unless you're living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, they just aren't anymore, are they?
If you count yourself in the under-30 crowd then you're sure to agree: One-third of young Americans (18-29) believe that marriage is an "antiquated institution," according to a newly released Zogby/Scoop44 interactive survey.
Contrast that against the 30-49, 50-64, and 65+ brackets—which definitively answered "not antiquated" (less than a quarter of people 30-49 and only 12 percent … Read More
A stress-free way for you and your partner to manage money.
Money is a reliable source of tension in relationships, in both married couples and those not yet in wedded bliss. Karin Mizgala wrote an article in the Canadian Financial Post with suggestions about how couples can ward off money problems. She says:
While talking about money can be often be more difficult and emotionally charged than talking about sex, religion or politics, a simple conversation about money can save you a lot of tension and resentments throughout married life.
Below, we've expanded on Karin's tips and come up with six steps to ensuring a financially successful union. Are … Read More
Welcome to the dating happy hour where your salary is entry. It's pure romance.
Are you a frustrated fashion girl just aching to meet your finance man in shining Armani? Are you sick and tired of this whole "work" thing and ready just to throw in the resume and become a "tennis mom?" Marriage And Health: Damned If You Do And Don't
If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions than boy do we have the happy hour for you!
The Fashion Meets Finance party—a perfume-drenched page ripped right out of Patrick Bateman's American Psycho—is where designer skirts and suits click-clack their way to midtown and (God willing!) get one … Read More
Discussing finances with your significant other can be tricky business. Here are some tips.
They say you’re never supposed to talk about money, but in the recession, it’s kind of hard not to. Despite a growing savings rate, there has been massive income loss and a dramatic devaluing or even obliteration of assets. For a lot of us, money is forefront and ever-present on our minds.Read: Money Saving Tips
But should you bring it up in relationships? Absolutely, say CPAs, therapists, love coaches and relationship experts. In marriages, money has always been the number one cause of tension, regardless of whether we’re rolling in it or dining on Ramen noodles.
The California … Read More
Avoiding unemployment talk, many laid-off singles refrain from dating. Is this the right approach?
A man laid off from his consulting gig at a young 25. A 39-year-old photographer who nearly ends his relationship with a woman he met on eHarmony. An IT consultant who considered full-on halting his search for a partner when he lost his job in January. These are the feelings of men wading through the current waves of unemployment, reports an article in the New Tribune Illinois.
Many men are afraid of how the topic of unemployment will come up, of how to explain what happened, of how their female companions will take the fact that the men … Read More
Splitting up may be the right thing to do. To help you recognize the mistakes you may be making now—and to avoid future missteps—here are 15 of the biggest and most frequent divorce blunders.
Written by Gabrielle Linzer and Christina Parrella for AOL Health.
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The TLC couple is worth more than you think and ready to fight for every penny.
According to The National Enquirer, those close to Jon and Kate say they’re heading for a nasty $10 million divorce. "Jon is going to push for half of their money, but Kate is determined to hang on to as much as she can — and they're worth more than you think."
The couple earns a reported $75,000 for each episode of their hit show, Jon & Kate Plus 8, in addition to the $20,000 they pull in per each speaking engagement. Read: Marriage: It's All About The Money
If that's the case, things will be heating up … Read More
In a relationship, spending habits can become a touchy issue. How do you handle money?
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Facebook to finances; housewives to one-night stands, if you weren't on top of YourTango this week, you missed out.Video: Facebook Manners and You In what one viewer calls, "the best video describing Facebook since EVER," see what happens when Timmy's and Alice's bad facebook habits clash.Feature: Love, Money & Commitment: The Life Of An Un-Wife Nationally known journalist, author and activist Judith Levine takes readers inside her relationship, and how she and her longtime beau deal with finances. Celeb Love: A-Rod Meets Real Housewife of NYC A-Rod and a Housewife? Say it … Read More
How an unmarried but completely committed couple manages money.
A marriage may or may not be a union of love. It is always a union of property. No matter how you conduct your affairs—joint or separate checking accounts; rooms, even homes, of your own—the state regards you as a unit. The day you sign the license, you and your spouse are taxed as one. And if you break up, you become half of one: it divides your wealth in two. Prenuptial agreements can prevent the foregoing, but prenups are not always enforced (and they never supersede child-support laws). Anyway, lots of people find prenups distasteful. Marriage, they … Read More
