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Many people who get married underestimate how large a part finances will play in their marital bliss, or lack thereof. I'm not talking so much ab…

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Running late for a wedding? Worse yet, you didn't have time for a gift? If your wedding just happens to be at this wedding hall in Israel, then no problem…

I talk to a lot of reporters doing stories on credit cards and related finance issues, and very very very occasionally I am embarrassed when they end up teaching me a thing or two instead of the other…

I know a couple who have just decided to divorce, and man do I feel sorry for them. Having your marriage fail is a punch to the gut, especially with kids in the mix. But where I really feel sorry for …

I was reading this very good column by Laura Rowley today about the craziness of weddings and how over-the-top expensive they can be, when I remembered two couples I've known whose parents gave th…

As promised yesterday, another post on the havoc that money can money can wreak upon a relationship. This time I don't so much have specific incidences from my own experience, but rather examples …

I came upon three different articles blog posts today that led to my upcoming confession. I'll point you to the others first:

First, Amy Baldwin of the Charlotte Observer had this piece on the di…

Looking from the outside in, you'd probably think that when marriages and other long-term relationships go bad, it's usually due to marrying too young, infidelity, maybe getting fat. You know,…

I used to only read fiction until I got a little older and I realized how crazy real life is. There is little that can compete with the outlandish things that real people do.

Case in point: This read…

My wife has a dream of a vacation home that is within driving distance, a place to spend the weekends in relaxation. i have a dream of warm weather, escaping the Cleveland winter for a sunny clime for…