When “Mine” & “Yours” Become “Ours”: All About Merging Your Finances with Your Significant Other

February 21st, 2015

Check out an exerpt of Chris Nesi’s article recently published in Primer Magazine featuring Trevor.

If you had to guess what caused the most strife for married couples, what would you say? Sex? Spending enough time together? Growing apart? Leaving the toilet seat up? It may not surprise you to learn that it is indeed all about the Benjamins.

According to a recent national survey by Money magazine, 70 percent of married couples fight about money, topping “household chores, togetherness, sex, snoring, and what’s for dinner” as topics of argument.

Money problems can rear their ugly head in a multitude of ways. Is one of you thrifty and the other can’t resist a deal? Does one of you have debt and the other doesn’t? When is it a good time to start talking about joint accounts? Should you be thinking about a pre-nup?

Read the full article here.