1ºSalina Allen-Sharpp Carol and I got married at home we hired the judge decorated the house had a small group of family and a few friends attend. It was on New Year's Eve at 6pm so anyone who wanted to stay and bring in New years were welcome and we invited a few more to that. We had plenty food and booze turned out nice all for under $1000, our kids where young but in private school I wasn't going into big debt for no big expensive wedding when we already had a house and kids and tuition. Now if she would've really wanted that, and I had 50,000 or so that I could splurge with I might had done 20,000 TOPS. ️ But bottom line, I think those expensive weddings put young couples in a hole that some never recover from because the house and kids start coming and the money issues.
2ºJudith Loubris Mccarthy 50/50. Luckily, I married at the courthouse and divorced uncontested with a child. Plus, I own everything I have and I don't share anything except custody (I'm primary). I know from experience. The housing market is in a bubble. Housing in my area starts at $300k, but most make only $60k annually. People don't come across $150k by chance often. It's a windfall. Buying a house is a big investment and will hit their credit hard and $150k won't last at all. I keep $5000 in my savings every month and try to keep adding, but most people laughing at me can't even rub two pennies together.