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I Just Got Married! Should We Set Up Joint Bank Accounts?

November 3, 2012

NerdWallet’s same-sex marriage planning tool advises couples to consider joint accounts if they plan on buying property together—it streamlines the record-keeping process for buying the property and for subsequent mortgage and maintenance expenses. But what [...]

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Interview with Justin Lavner: Why is talking about money so hard?

October 15, 2012

As we’re discovering from Matt and the other contestants, money is a hard thing to talk about. We decided to sit down with Justin Lavner, a Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology at UCLA, whose research focuses [...]

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Keep bonus a secret from family

Dear Penny: I want to keep my bonus a secret, even from my family!

August 31, 2012

Dear Penny, This year I’m receiving a $24,000 bonus—the problem is, I don’t want to tell my wife about it. It’s my hard-earned money, and she’d probably just spend it on something stupid like shoes [...]

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What does Chick-Fil-A support (other than “the family”)? A closer look at the numbers

July 21, 2012

During an interview with the Baptist Press on Monday, Chick-fil-A COO Dan Cathy was asked about his firm’s opposition to gay marriage: “Well, guilty as charged, we are very much supportive of the family — [...]

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Managing joint expenses

Honey, That’s My Money: Managing Personal and Joint Expenses

July 20, 2012

You’re newly wedded—and suddenly, so are your finances. While some married couples decide to merge their money completely, this comes with the risk of blow-ups over the validity of personal expenses, from a new lipstick [...]

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LGBT Pride Month: NerdWallet Launches Same-Sex Planning Tool

June 26, 2012

The last twelve months have been huge for gay rights. New York joined the growing roster of states granting gay marriage; Washington and Maryland have passed legislation allowing gay marriage and are awaiting the results [...]

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