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How to Keep Your Wedding From Becoming a Financial Nigthmare

Are wedding bells in your near future? If so, congratulations — and get ready! While you may have long dreamed …

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The Crazy World of Engagement Ring Financing

Are you willing to go into debt for love? If you are ready to pop the question, but haven’t saved …

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When brides-to-be imagine their wedding, who’s there is often a big part of it. A grand affair? An intimate …

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The average wedding costs a whopping $27,000 these days! That’s an incredible amount for an event that lasts 8 hours at the most. And average costs are even higher if you live in a major city. As someone who is recently engaged and living in San Francisco, I know these statistics all too well.

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Spring wedding season is in full bloom! For most of us, that means at least one or two weddings on the horizon. Each wedding can cost a guest a few hundred dollars including gifts and travel. If you are a part of the wedding party, you could end up spending a few thousand. Are you prepared to deal with the costs of being a wedding guest this summer?

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The average cost of a wedding these days is around $30,000. To put that price in perspective; for $30,000 you can buy a brand new Mercedes C230 or a two bedroom house in Kansas. Plus, weddings only last a few hours and don’t usually have a good return on investment (unless you have a lot of rich relatives). More and more couples today are turning to credit cards to finance their dream weddings. This is becoming so common that American Express and The Knot announced the launch of a new co-branded wedding credit card:

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