Category Archives: Marriage & relationships

Are you looking for ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day on a budget? Roses, chocolate and dinner out can add up pretty quickly -- especially around Valentine’s Day when those romantic gestures always seem to cost a little bit more than usual. Indeed, the average American spends about $140 on V...

In marriage, money isn’t always an easy subject to broach. Just consider these statistics: About 30 percent of couples say they disagree on money issues at least once a month, according to a 2016 report from Ameriprise Financial. Nearly 50 percent of people say they handle spending and saving in a...

Dates can definitely be expensive! Anything from $80 dinners to $40 spent at the movies to $20 in gas driving around town. For those of us on a limited budget, it’s hard to be active on the dating scene, or to keep the romance alive in a marriage while trying to be frugal. Is a date night under $2...