Survey: Do Married Couples Talk About Money Before Marriage? [VIDEO]
A new survey from COUNTRY Financial found that only 51% of couples discussed how they would manage their money before tying the knot.
The poll focused on 2,000 married Americans. Here are some other interesting findings from the survey:
* 86% say they are truthful when discussing their financial situation while engaged
* 71% of couples decided to handle their finances together
* 21% of couples handle their finances on a partially joint basis
* 8% handle their finances separately
* 26% say it was tough going from handling finances as a single person to handling them as a couple
* 31% say the most recent recession has caused friction in their marriage
* 73% of people who married before December 2007 have totally joint finances
* 56% of people who married after December 2007 have totally joint finances
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