5 Tips For a Debt-Free Honeymoon

April 07, 2015

Spring is an awesome time of the year. You can finally climb out of the 5 layers of clothes you wore during the winter and actually see more than the eyes of the people around you. This is also prime wedding planning time. One of our resident financial planners, Kelley Long, recently got married and shared her story of how to make sure a honeymoon does not follow you two years later in credit card bills: Continue reading “5 Tips For a Debt-Free Honeymoon”

Pack Your Bags For a Destination Wedding

July 30, 2013

Instead of leaving your wedding guests behind at the reception hall as you head to the airport for your honeymoon with cans dragging behind the limo,  consider dragging your guests along to your honeymoon destination with you. Take a cue from my niece and start your honeymoon early by having your wedding where you’d like to vacation. This month, 85 of us will all be traveling to Virginia Beach to witness her marriage on the sand.  Continue reading “Pack Your Bags For a Destination Wedding”

Financial Lessons From 17 Years of Marriage

May 16, 2012

On Sunday, I sat next to a guy on the plane who was heading to Las Vegas for his honeymoon. Now why I was sitting next to him and not his wife I’ll explain in a moment, but I love meeting young couples that have decided to tie the knot and embark on what I consider one of the greatest journeys known to man. I learned that he and his spouse had actually been married for a year, but this was the first time the two of them were able to get away. The fact that the trip was planned at the last minute because of their busy schedules explains the separation in seats, so I insisted on trading seats with his wife so that the two of them would be together (which landed me in the exit row – sweet!). As I sat back in 9C, I began thinking about how this would probably be one of a thousand challenges they would face together, both financially and non-financially, as a couple. Continue reading “Financial Lessons From 17 Years of Marriage”