Comments on: Personal Finance Advice for Newlyweds (us)

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:59:09 +0000

My advice is about money. Every woman should have a checking account of her own. She should deposit her check and pay her share of the bills. But other than that, she should not have to account for her money. A woman with money is an empowered woman, and an empowered woman is a happy woman.

She: Learn to cook. Sure you will have failures.
He: Eat what’s cooked, and don’t say a word.

Don’t eat out just because no one wants to cook. You are both grown, Eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You’ll be fine. Eat out when it’s an occasion!!

By: Amy @ Frugal Mama

Amy @ Frugal Mama — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 01:34:38 +0000

Wow, Andrea, what a powerhouse list! I like that some of them are hard — don’t buy a house — and some are fun — stop and smell the roses. So many great ways to start out married life, like living on one income, not living high on the hog (it’s always hard to cut down, but easy to ramp up), and take time for each other.

By: Savings Lifestyle: Andrea

Savings Lifestyle: Andrea — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:03:54 +0000

Lee, I always think about how much more we could have saved had we been equipped with much of this information as we were first married. But, I am thankful I learned a lot of it in the way that we did nonetheless because we won’t repeat any of those mistakes. Our boys are definitely learning from our mistakes and realize that having the newest {insert the blank} isn’t necessary. And, sometimes the unpopular brands work just as good if not better!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing!

By: Savings Lifestyle: Andrea

Savings Lifestyle: Andrea — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:01:57 +0000

Thanks Andrea!

By: Savings Lifestyle: Andrea

Savings Lifestyle: Andrea — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:01:49 +0000

Thanks, Stacie!! What advice would you give yourself?

By: Stacie

Stacie — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:12:50 +0000

Aww!! You guys are adorable! This is excellent advice. I have so much I would tell my newlywed self, too!

By: Andrea @ The Greenbacks Gal

Andrea @ The Greenbacks Gal — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:25:18 +0000

DARLING family pix and great advice.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:31:32 +0000

That is very good advice. Now as a mother myself I really wish my parents would have given me any kind of advice when I was younger. Unfortunately, for whatever reason my parents did not dish out any advice about anything to do with being an adult (and I do mean nothing). I am now close to 40, single and finally going to school and raising a child 100% on my own (not my choice). Could I have used some good advice when I was younger? You bet. I have had to learn everything the hard way and by myself. I have definitely made some mistakes because I was completely clueless. I have learned so much in the last 6 years and if I had only known some of it earlier things would be so much easier now.

I know to not make the same mistakes that my parents did with raising me and will also make sure to give my child loads of helpful advice about life (I already do) so hopefully, things will be a lot easier for him. Yeah, you can learn from your mistakes but it is best to not make them to begin with.

Thanks for your post. I will be tucking it away for future reference.