Don't Let Debt Outweigh Your Marriage

Money rifts are leading cause of early marriage troubles

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 1, 2009 9:15 AM CDT

(Newser) – Debt can be a major source of strife for newlyweds—and in today’s economy, that trouble may be magnified. But it need not cause a rift, writes Jeff D. Opdyke in the Wall Street Journal. Some tips:

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