Tip of the week: How to merge finances with a spouse

Finances should be handled wisely becaused disagreements over money are the No. 1 cause of divorce.

Keep expenses separate. Disagreements over money are the No. 1 cause of divorce. Some couples avoid them by keeping “completely separate finances” with individual checking accounts.

But don’t go too far. Rather than “splitting every bill down the middle,” have one person, say, buy groceries while the other pays the

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