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   2/23/08

   kiwipino

   I was definitely richer when i was single, I definitely don't regret getting married but it does increase the day to day living expenses, Then of course kids come along and goodbye to any savings.

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      2/23/08

      ChampDog

      What if you continue to be single, would it become richer? Yes, I do agree when kids come along the spending must be probably planned.
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   2/23/08

   kiwipino

   I honestly don't know. Ive been told that the richest people in the world are the people who are happily married with children, And enough money to live a life. Not all financially rich people are happy, Therefore are poor emotionally.

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      2/23/08

      ChampDog

      Ya, got your point.
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   2/23/08

   suburbqueen

   People who know how to manage their money wisely are better off financially (whether they be single or married).

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      3/01/08

      ChampDog

      Yupe, assuming both equally know how to manage their money wisely. I think theoretically married people without kids is the richest follow by single, then married people with kids. Don't you think so? But in reality we usually see those married people with kids are the richest one. Is this really so?
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      3/01/08

      2sweetnsaxy

      That would be my answer too but I'll add that if you take two financially responsible people and they get married, then I'm sure they would be fiancially richer than they were when single. But one financially responsible person married to someone who is not could soon lose everything he/she had because of the irresponsible one.
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   3/01/08

   MadameX

   I am definitely far better off financially as a single parent than I ever was married.
   
   Logically, what you say seems to make sense--it doesn't cost twice as much for two people to live, and yet theoretically a married couple has double the income, and median income figures seem to bear it out: www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/22600.html

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   3/01/08

   Anok

   Nope - financial wealth is very much determined on the person, or people involved with the handling of the money. Be they single, dating, cohabitating, or married.

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   3/01/08

   brigid

   Financially, depends. Are both working? Does one spend like there's no tomorrow? Any kids?
   
   I'd love to see some actual research on this. Maybe a survey.

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   3/01/08

   hanxiansheng

   comment removed by the community.

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8. 

   3/01/08

   markstoneman

   Have you had a look at the tax codes in the U.S.? Or the costs of raising children?

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9. 

   3/01/08

   hanxiansheng

   Hello stoneman,
   
   Are you talking with me?

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      3/01/08

      markstoneman

      No.
10. 

    3/01/08

    hanxiansheng

    okay, sorry, god bless!

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11. 

    3/01/08

    kevingoodman

    It has for me.

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