Finances

In general, one person is the saver, the other is the spender. One person wants to stick to a budget and the other doesn't know what a budget is. Sometimes it is the spender who wants to stick to a budget more so they know how much extra they can spend! Some people believe that the man is the leader of everything including the money. Some believe that whoever is more gifted with the money should handle the money alone. Still others believe that both the husband and wife should learn how to handle the money correctly together, thus promoting the health, strength, balance and equality in your marriage!

Invest as much time and money in your relationship as much as you do in planning your wedding day, if not more so!

Are you and your fiance on the page spiritually? This strengthens the unity of your marriage and day to day schedules. It also prevents arguments of how much money you give to the local church or charities, or if you should even give money away as a couple!

How much debt do each of you have at the moment?

How much debt will your wedding add to the table? Why pile up extra debt before your marriage even begins?

Have you done a full credit check on each other? Avoid surprises! If you are the one who has money in the bank, don't assume that your fiance is the same. They may be the kind who lives paycheck to paycheck and bounces checks all the time.

Do you both have the same method of how to pay for things? Do you only use cash? Do you use a combination of cash and credit? Is one of you comfortable with online banking and the other is terrified of it? This also makes a huge difference.

Do you both save and record every penny and receipt? Do you only rely on bank or credit card statements?

Do you both want to have separate accounts? Or do you want all your accounts to be joint accounts?

If either of you has any debt, have you put a repayment plan in place yet?, If you have no debt repayment plan in place, are both of you willing to seek a financial class together?