How Marriage Can Change Your Financial Need
Investors India|Nov 2019
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Jyotsna Joshi
How Marriage Can Change Your Financial Need

Are you going to get married this season? So, you are going to become a family person soon.

But, have you ever talked to your spouse about your finances? I guess most of us don’t!

Marriage is an association where both the partners are equally liable for all of the losses and benefits. Let’s read and find out that how a financial discussion among the spouses lead to a smooth understanding among them in the long run.

In India, getting married is a big step in our personal lives. It is a major event of our lives that changes our ways of living completely. It poses a major impact on the way we handle our finances.

But, most of the time finance is a subject that remains out of our scope of discussion. But what we need to understand is that it is not only a monetary aspect, but also an emotional aspect. Both of the partners owe each other openness and honesty about their finances.

As you get married, you and your spouse will be financially responsible for each other and to each other. After you are married, discuss your finances because there are chances that there are differences in your opinions as you and your spouse come from different financial backgrounds. Out of you both, one of your family may have been more affluent, one of you may be more inclined to use credit cards or one of you have better financial management skills. One may be very interested in financial matters and the other may not care as long as there is money in the bank to pay the bills.

If money is carelessly handled, it can damage relationships. It is very important for the couples to talk about how they will individually and jointly manage their incomes in order to meet their life goals. Let’s see, what are the matters that you can discuss with each other.

Make a budget for expenses:

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