The "pre marriage" phase of life is often a fun and exciting time. During this phase, our focus is usually only on the wedding details and the honeymoon period of our marriage. Although these are important and should be enjoyed, we too often overlook or push aside the importance of having vital conversations about planning the details of our future with our soon to be spouse. I would like to make it a priority to discuss these details and have conversations about finances, philanthropic passions, as well as individual, personal, and career goals with my future husband. This is important because marriage is a team effort and in order to be a successful and winning team, you must strategize and communicate well. I believe in order to have a fun and happy marriage communication is key and that is the biggest thing I want to focus on in the "Pre-marrie" phase of my life.
Goals:
1. Establish a saving and spending plan
2. Decide weather or not to pool our money together and if so how much
3. Discuss debt
4. Compare our credit reports and credit habits
5. Attend Pre-Marrital counseling
6. Figure out each others money management styles so that we can be aware of areas in which we might disagree
7. Decide how we will pay for bills
8. Discuss individual goals, career goals, and what goals we have as a couple
9. Decide on our philanthropic giving (what organizations we will give to and how much)
Goals:
1. Establish a saving and spending plan
2. Decide weather or not to pool our money together and if so how much
3. Discuss debt
4. Compare our credit reports and credit habits
5. Attend Pre-Marrital counseling
6. Figure out each others money management styles so that we can be aware of areas in which we might disagree
7. Decide how we will pay for bills
8. Discuss individual goals, career goals, and what goals we have as a couple
9. Decide on our philanthropic giving (what organizations we will give to and how much)
Artifacts:
- Alabama Health Marriage Initiative:
- http://www.alabamamarriage.org/initiative.php (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- Alabama Health Marriage Handbook:
- Links to an external site.Financial Check list for marriage:
- Financial Cliff and Marriage:
- Links to an external site.Marriage and Money:
- How to Talk to Your Significant Other About Money