Comments on: The Prenup Question http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/02/13/the-prenup-question/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:39:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: edenz http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/02/13/the-prenup-question/#comment-19473 edenz Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:47:01 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/02/13/the-prenup-question/#comment-19473 Honestly, I think they're a really good idea - it's like life insurance for your marriage. You don't get life insurance b/c you want to die, you get it b/c you Might die. My financee and I discussed creating one, but as neither of us had any assets, we decided it wasn't necessary. I think the aversion to prenups is akin to the aversion to discussing money before the wedding - another big no-no. If you can't talk about money before the wedding you're going to have money arguments afterwards. Honestly, I think they’re a really good idea - it’s like life insurance for your marriage. You don’t get life insurance b/c you want to die, you get it b/c you Might die.

My financee and I discussed creating one, but as neither of us had any assets, we decided it wasn’t necessary.

I think the aversion to prenups is akin to the aversion to discussing money before the wedding - another big no-no. If you can’t talk about money before the wedding you’re going to have money arguments afterwards.

]]> By: Quang http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/02/13/the-prenup-question/#comment-19330 Quang Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:48:27 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/02/13/the-prenup-question/#comment-19330 Yeh I'm a romantic myself and am conflicted with the advice of asking for a prenup... part of me just wants to say f-it, throw caution to the win... "If we divorce she SHOULD get half" But the other side, every rich person's advice (that I read about) is to get a prenub; I once went to a seminar where Donald Trump spoke... he went on for about 15 minutes! about how everyone should get a prenup... Yeh I’m a romantic myself and am conflicted with the advice of asking for a prenup… part of me just wants to say f-it, throw caution to the win… “If we divorce she SHOULD get half”

But the other side, every rich person’s advice (that I read about) is to get a prenub;

I once went to a seminar where Donald Trump spoke… he went on for about 15 minutes! about how everyone should get a prenup…

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