marriage and money

Your sweetheart may be keeping a big secret from you, and it's not that there's some other guy or gal. It's the truth about their money. According to new poll from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, 24% of respondents wouldn't tell their spouse if they were experiencing financial difficulties.

If you are getting married, these economically troubled times call for tough prenuptial agreements. Prenups for people of all ages are becoming increasingly common, says Marlene Eskind Moses, president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a family law practitioner in Nashville. More...

When joint bank accounts make the news, the news is rarely good. Last year, for instance, Jon Gosselin of Jon and Kate Plus 8 fame made headlines when he reportedly drained $230,000 out of their checking account. Even going back a century, you can find newspaper articles that include warnings from...

What do you do when you and your spouse can't agree on how to spend your money? The best answer, of course, is that you talk about it until you do agree. But is that what you really do? As Bethany Palmer, who, with husband Scott, wrote First Comes Love, Then Comes Money: A Couple's Guide to...

June weddings may be different this year as families deal with the financial mess around us. Newlyweds are going to find it harder not only to fund these weddings but also to finance their long range goals.You'll probably find that the new credit card regulations and the reaction by credit card...