The Importance of Having a Financial Discussion With Your Partner Before Marriage

When you get married, you are not just marrying your partner – you are also marrying their financial situation. This is something that many couples do not think about until it is too late.

Before you walk down the aisle, it is important to discuss your financial concerns with your partner. This blog post will discuss the most important financial concerns you should discuss with your partner before marriage.

Negotiating Money Issues as a Couple

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There are a few ways that a couple can negotiate their financial endeavors peacefully. Money is often a sensitive subject and it should be handled with care. Rather than need to argue over money issues, couples can discuss the issues candidly. This will help to overcome obstacles related to shared finances. They can also make money together through joint ventures, such as investments.

A Problem Shared: 5 Ways To Take a Couples View on Debt Worries

Credit card debt and student loans are far greater issues in marriages now than they ever were. Bringing large amounts of debt into a marriage can take a substantial bite out of the family income, and it can be a terrible source of friction in the family.

While there is no way to simply wish debt away, there are smart ways to manage debt. You need to learn to work together as a couple, however.

Beating the Odds: Marriage Survival Often Involves Open Financial Discussion

 Getting married is an exciting new adventure for young couples who are in love. You get to bond and create memories as you learn how to live together and share your everyday lives. Part of forming a healthy and lasting marriage is to have an open and honest conversation about finances and your goals for the future. Financial planning discussions do not need to be painful and full of arguments as there are plenty of tools you can use to make your future successful.

Tumblr Founder Splits From Girlfriend Who Started Dating Him Before The Money

Multimillionaire Tumblr founder, David Karp has split with his girlfriend of five years. The 28-year-old whiz kid started dating psychology graduate student and trained chef Rachel Eakley in 2009 but the couple broke up at the end of 2014, Dailymail reports.

The low-key couple, who lived together in a small West Village apartment before they moved to a $1.6 million loft in south Williamsburg in 2012, with their French-English Bulldog, were quiet about the breakup, but Eakley spoke about it briefly on her Tumblr page.

82-Year-Old Billionaire and His 25-Year-Old Wife Defend Their May-December Love

Do you remember the moneybag who paid $500k for a night at the famous Vienna ball with Kim Kardashian and then called her out for bad attitude? Last year, aged 81, the man married the 25 year old model he had been dating for less than a year. Well, the couple are speaking out and sharing their love story. Missed their wedding pics, see it here.

The former playboy model says she doesn't care that her multi-multimillionaire husband is 57 years her senior - her love for him has nothing to do with his age or his fortune. The couple appeared on This Morning on Monday to defend their relationship ahead of a documentary about their age-gap airing on Wednesday night.

Ex-wife of US Oil Chief Says $1 Billion Divorce Settlement Not Enough

Sue Ann Hamm is the ex-wife of Oklahoma oil tycoon Harold Hamm, and she was settled with over $1 Billion worth of cash and assets after the couple's divorce earlier this week. However, she plans to appeal the judgment on grounds that the amount she got undervalues the marital wealth she is entitled to.

Late Emir of Kano’s Mistress Threatens Suicide With Children After Being Financially Cut Off

There is something so disturbing about this story that it makes me embarassed for the so-called mistress. It's no surprise she did not reveal her name or picture and even anonymously, I think she should bury her head in shame.

These are the kind of profligates that give women a bad name. Threatening to kill yourself and kids is definitely a cry for help, but if she was really hoping to humiliate the Bayero family, then I'm even more worried for her mental health.

Dabota Lawson Steps Out For The First Time With Much Older Fiance

Dabota Lawson got engaged to Lagos based billionaire, Prince Sunny Aku, back in August, read here but the two just stepped out together for the first time last week.

The couple walked the red carpet together during the Sujimoto launch at the Wheat Baker hotel in Lagos, an event planned by Daboto's PR company.

The former beauty queen has shown off her blazingly big engagement bling on social media [see pics]. and recently, she also gushed about her fiance, calling him by his initials, PSA.

See her tweet and more pictures from the event below...

Mismanagement of UK Church Funds Behind Pastor Chris And Anita's Marriage Troubles?

Money problems may be behind the imminent breakup of the marriage between popular mega-church pastor, Chris Oyakhilome, and his wife, Anita. According to a new report on Premium Times, the United Kingdom Charity Commission is investigating the UK branch of Christ Embassy over controversial payments.

The United Kingdom Charity Commission has launched a probe into the transfer of at least N941 million (£3.6 million) by the church to overseas entities between 2008 and 2012.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Charity Commission said it has opened a statutory inquiry to investigate Christ Embassy over “a number of serious concerns relating to the use of charitable funds, in particular large connected party payments and the potential misapplication of grant funding.”
According to the Charity Commission, which is the regulator of charities in England and Wales, statutory inquiries are only opened to investigate “the most serious” regulatory breaches.

The commission said the purpose of the inquiry is to “determine whether there has been any mismanagement or misconduct on behalf of the charity trustees; to establish whether charitable funds have been properly applied and take appropriate remedial action if necessary.”

How Couples Should Manage Their Finances To Avoid Divorce Via Irreconcilable Differences

By Marvel Eke

Irreconcilable what? most divorce cases are usually related to financial differences. But none would want to admit it. Whenever you hear a couple, citing irreconcilable differences as their reason for divorce, look very well and you will discover it has to do with money.

It's only a few that's as a result of domestic violence or infidelity. Most of them are caused by financial issues.

Ask any divorce lawyer, and he or she will certainly confirm it (if they are sincere enough). Imagine asking a woman who's been so used to an extravagant lifestyle or wooed based on that before marrying her, to readjust or change her lifestyle due to economic reasons.

POLL - Ladies Choose One: A Broke Faithful Man or a Rich Cheater?

If these two were the only type of men available, broke and faithful or rich and a cheat, which would you choose? 

Vote as usual and let's discuss in the comments.

On the previous poll, Will You Have Sex in Public? turns out a lot of us are OK with public sex! These are the results.

Billionaire Black Wives Club - Behind Every Rich Man Is An Equally Rich Wife

Titi Adenuga is the second wife of Globacom and Conoil owner Mike Adenuga, who's worth $4.7 billion.

Forbes recently released its list of billionaires, and topping the chart weren't many surprises: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and more. But th the women who are black women who are married to billionaires? There had to be some.

So I started doing some research and what do you know? There are in fact quite a few black women who've married billionaires. Enough to form their own exclusive group of what can be called The Billionaire Wives Club. Check them out...

5 Practical Tips on How to Manage Money in Marriage

Whether it’s before or after marriage, cash can cause a lot of trouble. Should it be my money, your money or our money? A recent survey states that more couples now prefer to have separate bank accounts. Is this a healthy trend? Most experts think it is, as long as they pitch in equal amount for household expenses. Here’s how you can sort your cash worries:

How a Wife Can Help Her Husband Get Rich and Stay Rich

By Uchendu E. Uchendu

The single most important thing a man can do to get rich and stay rich is to marry the right woman. This is so important that I’ll repeat it. The single most important thing a man can do to get wealthy and stay wealthy is to marry the right woman.

Do you believe that statement? Take 10 seconds to think through it. What in the world would make a man rich through his wife?

I’ll explain.

How to Keep A Financially Peaceful Household

One huge cause of misunderstandings and fights in relationships is money: how we earn it, how we spend it, how we save it. It is vital that couples learn that neither should be solely responsible for the relationship's finances. As always, teamwork and mutual respect is the key.

Russian Billionaire's Ex-Wife to Get $4.5Billion as Record Breaking Divorce Settlement

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, once the world’s 79th richest person according to Forbes and owner of the French soccer club AS Monaco, has been asked by a Swiss Court to pay an astounding $4.5 billion to his ex-wife, Elena Rybolovleva. This kind of a divorce settlement has never been heard before and is all set to enter the record books if the man does not appeal or loses his appeal.

Would You Divorce Your Spouse For Becoming Too Rich After You Met Them Poor?

Former maths teacher Tony Hawken, 57, is splitting from Xiu Li, 51, because he says he is fed up with being wealthy.The couple were catapulted into the world of the super-rich after Li's idea of building shopping centres in disused Chinese air-raid shelters earned her an estimated £1.1billion by 2011 and placed her on The Sunday Times Rich List.

Marriage Financial Times - Why Keeping Joint Accounts is to Your Advantage

The reason why I chose to address this issue as 'Marriage Financial Times' is to make it sound like 'New York Times', a newspaper. We all know the essence of newspapers and we either agree or disagree with some of its contents, we all have our opinions and we all have our different understandings and perspectives of it. That's probably what this post will be like.

Love, Sex and Money - The Three Things Women Want the Most From Their Men

By Eniola Lawal

Someone made a list of what women want most, and she mentioned love, sex and money among other things. I sat down to ask myself how love, sex and money affects my life, our lives, an average woman's life. A woman shouldn't be damned for expecting money from her man, as far as we expect to be loved by our men, and who says we don't crave for sex? Of course we do!