Monday, April 20, 2009

A Wedding or a House? What Should Parents of the Bride Pay for?

A wedding is a special day that you will remember forever. But honestly, what is more important, that one day or your entire marriage?

You have to get over that story book idea of a grand wedding with all the trimmings and start thinking about how you are going to start a life together. You don't need place settings and a fancy wedding cake nearly as much as you need a roof over your head and savings for the future. That's why I say, skip the wedding, and if your parents offer to pay for one, ask them to help you with the down payment on a house instead.

Especially now, with foreclosures and rock-bottom home prices; take advantage of all the deals and buy a home. You'll appreciate it down the road, much more than a dusty photo album with some old pictures.

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