How many times have you heard that money is the root of all evil? Probably more than you can remember! While that may not be completely true it does have some merit.
If you are getting married or are thinking about getting married do yourself and your partner a huge favor.
Take the time to go over some simple financial questions to ask before marriage.
There are so many reasons to review financial questions to ask before marriage.
Would you not feel better knowing how your partner handles money? You may think you know but have you actually asked? Do you know if your partner is a saver or a spender, impulsive or thorough? Before you get married would you not like to understand how the two of you will make financial decisions together? These are just a few of the financial questions to ask before marriage.
Have the two of you discussed your financial goals and put those goals in order of importance? Are the two of you going to make as much money as possible before you have kids, buy that house or take that dream vacation or are your goals more simple to begin with? You can see how some these financial questions to ask before marriage can lead into some pretty serious conversations.
Remember that is a good thing, both of you will feel so much better about your future if you already know the answer to these questions to ask before marriage! Simple financial questions to ask before marriage such as how will we budget or who will do the record keeping can really open up your eyes.
Some of you may be extremely responsible with your money and have been working with budgets for a long time, others may barely know what the word means.
Records have to be kept and bill have to be paid but who is going to do that or will you want to do that together.