With marriage comes huge financial burden, but it can also benefit you in the long run. Kim Palmer, Personal Finance Expert at NerdWallet, joins Your Cheddar to discuss merging your bank accounts after walking down the aisle.
Palmer says if your partner has a higher credit score than you, joining bank accounts can be a big advantage. Having a high credit score greatly impacts a number of financial decisions like getting approved for, or getting a better rate for, a loan.
Plus, what are some tax benefits for a married couple? Married couples are able to save time and money by filing their taxes together. However, you have to be careful because marriage could actually result in a higher tax bill due to the "marriage penalty." It's a discrepancy that causes some married couples to pay more combined income tax than if they'd remained single.
Much like all the upheaval shaking the world, the huge swings rocking Wall Street may feel far from normal. But, for investing at least, this is normal.
Joe Cecela, Dream Exchange CEO, explains how they are aiming to form the first minority-controlled company to operate an exchange in U.S. history. Watch!
A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters and ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring weather arrives. Genesee County Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of community service discourages people from stealing from Walmart. The judge also wants to reward shoppers with free car washes. Clothier says he began ordering “Walmart wash” sentences this week for shoplifting at the store in Grand Blanc Township. He believes 75 to 100 people eventually will be ordered to wash cars this spring. Clothier says he will be washing cars alongside them when the time comes.
