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Good Idea or Bad Idea: Merging Your Bank Accounts
After you've said "I do," it's time to start your life as husband and wife. Even though being a newlywed is no doubt exciting, there are still a lot of decisions to make, and what to do with your money should be pretty high on that list. Since times have changed since our parents got married, merging your bank accounts is no longer the obvious choice when it comes to financial planning.
After You're Married, Do You Join Your Money?
When you get married, it can feel so amazing to be in love and start your two-person family; but, it can also bring up a lot of questions, especially about money. In my parents' generation, it was just assumed that your finances would be combined, but things are a little different now. Since so many relationships are, unfortunately, ending in divorce, people want to have separate accounts (and sometimes sign a prenup) so they're protected — just in case.
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Money Tip: Alternative to Overdraft Protection
Online banking makes tracking expenses much easier than the days of checkbook registries, but it doesn't ensure you're safe from overdrawing your account. Spending money we don't have always comes with a price, whether in the form of credit card interest of overdraft protection fees from your bank.
If an outstanding check slips your mind and it bounces because you spent money that you didn't really have, overdraft protection can cost about $20-$30 each time you use it.
Six Tips For Switching Banks Gracefully
There are several reasons why you might feel compelled to break up with your bank: You found better interest rates, cheaper ATM fees, more reliable customer service, or a more user-friendly website. Whatever your reason for wanting a change, make sure you keep these tips in mind on the path to making your ex-bank history.
5 Savvy Ways to Spend Smart and Save This Weekend
If you spent Monday through Friday monitoring your spending and trying to be productive and efficient, don't erase all your hard work with a wild weekend of spending. Consider these smart saving tips before you whip out your wallet this weekend.
How Do I Handle This Strip Club Situation?
This post comes from Group Therapy in our TrèsSugar Community. Feel free to add your advice in the comments!
First of all my husband and I have been married for half of a year now.
Would You Enroll in a Financial Planning Bootcamp?
I’ve always been kind of intrigued by Stanford grad Ramit Sethi’s New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You to Be Rich. I dismissed the book at first because the gimmicky title brought to mind images of the question-mark guy on late-night infomercials, but the more I heard, the more interested I became. To hear why I changed my tune, read more
Three Bank Accounts Might Be Better Than One
Is three the magic number? Money magazine is encouraging its readers to find a budget style that sticks, and one of the options is a bank account trifecta. The accounts include two checking and one high-yield savings.
Have Your Baby, and Keep Your Budget Too!
Hospital bills, wardrobes, and gear for baby can cost a small fortune but it doesn't have to! Check out these ten budgeting tips to ensure that your growing baby bump does not lead to a diminishing bank account.
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Ask Savvy: What Should I Consider When Opening a Brokerage Account?
SweetPeasMom asked this important question in my Ask Savvy group — have you joined yet?
My husband and I are starting to look at investment and retirement accounts. Right now, we've decided on a Traditional IRA.
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