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Four Weddings and a Financial Funeral
Millennials have a front-row seat to the post-Covid wedding boom. Here’s how to stay on top of your finances amid all those invites.
One down, several more to go.
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Over the last decade, my husband and I have spent more money attending other people’s weddings than we did buying a 2018 car in 2020 — $10,000 more.
We’re in the sweet spot of our early 30s, in which our friends and family members are caught in a constant cycle of having weddings and babies. Of course, these are joyous times, but they can also be stressful. The engagement party, bachelor(ette) parties, bridal showers, weddings, gender reveal parties and baby showers are starting to feel like a drain on our bank account.