Lifestyle and Budget

Love is in the air this week, and scammers are taking aim at your heart and wallet. 

What happens if your spouse names someone else as the beneficiary?

Want to avoid unpleasant money surprises after your wedding? Cover these financial topics with your fiance before you say "I do."

Divorce can wreak havoc on your finances, especially when a former spouse racked up a lot of debt during the marriage. 

Talking about insurance isn't very fun....or is it?

Just the other day, I was grocery shopping with my husband and kids when we made an interesting discovery.

As more women succeed in the workplace, they're choosing to protect their assets through prenuptial agreements now more than ever.

Couples looking to buy a house can buff their team credit score by having the person with better credit add the partner with worse credit as an authorized card user

We use professionals to help manage our money and careers, so why not use them to help find us -- or get us out of -- love? 

Your pending marriage might bind the two of you together, but it won't merge your credit reports.

He gave her his credit card to buy a $3,600 dress and financed a $9,000 ring. Then she left the country, taking it all with her. What's a jilted lover to do?

Some couples might be better off buying a house before walking down the aisle. 

Dave Says: What's the best way for soon-to-be-married couples to handle their finances? 

Your ex is still listed as beneficiary on your life insurance policy and you didn't list your spouse as a driver on your car insurance policy -- seriously?  

Marriage is more than joining together as a couple. It's also combining financial habits.

Sharing a joint credit card can be hard if one spouse uses the card too often and can't pay off the balance. Do they kill the card or get will that make things worse?

Wedding bliss can easily turn into marriage misery if newlyweds don’t openly discuss their finances. 

When it comes to credit card debt in a divorce, where a couple lives plays a major role.

Part financial planning, part legal document and part romance-killer, a prenuptial agreement isn’t just for celebrities. It’s for anyone who likes to have stuff down in writing … before the divorce hits the fan.

Having children is pricey, and financial uncertainty has many people either delaying or not having children.  What does this mean for the future of the economy?