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5 Things To Consider As Newlyweds

October 10, 2022 · In: Lifestyle

If you’ve been here a while, you know that last May I got married! While life didn’t change too much post wedding – since we had already lived together and such – there were still some housekeeping things that we needed to take care of. Today I wanted to talk more about the steps we’ve taken over the past year and give you some resources to help in the process.

Explore Life Insurance Options

Insurance is probably one of the more boring things that need to be addressed when it comes to being a newlywed. There is so much information out there and it can be hard knowing where to begin. Consider checking out Fabric by Gerber Life which offers life insurance without a medical exam. This allows you to *potentially* remove one step out of a tedious process!

Revamp Your Budget

We’ve always *attempted* to keep a budget. However, over the past year especially we’ve ramped up and revamped our budget and check in weekly. It is always important to keep a realistic budget compared to your income and keeping a budget in general can be very stressful. We use the app EveryDollar which has made things really simple and help us stay on track. I especially like how it makes a pie chart of your budget giving it a visual element.

Change Your Name

If you plan to change your name after getting married it can be confusing and a lot of work! I personally never changed my name and don’t have any plans to (who else thinks Grant and I should BOTH hyphenate our names?). However, if I were changing my name I would definitely look into NewlyNamed. NewlyNamed is essentially a box that can be delivered right to your door that gives you all of the literature and tools you need to change your name as a newlywed. It also makes a great gift – and they offer gift cards.

Discuss Investing

Everyone goes into marriage at different times of their lives – no two couples’ journey look the same. Some individuals may have been investing for years, other may not and have no intentions to. One thing to discuss if you haven’t is your investing plan. Do you want to explores stocks? Investment properties? Something else? Check out Investor.gov for more resources on investing.

Update Your Marital Status

Updating your marital status takes place in more places than just Facebook. You may need to update your marital status with your insurance company, your bank, your payroll, etc. Check out this post to see some other places that information may need to be updated.

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I hope this post was informative and helpful for any other newlyweds or soon-to-be newlyweds! Feel free to share this post as well with the newlyweds in your life.

Cheers!

xoxo
Jayme

Disclaimer: This is a paid post in collaboration with Responsival.

By: Jayme · In: Lifestyle · Tagged: investing, life insurance, marriage, newlywed, newlywed life

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Spent the last week soaking up some amazing sunshi Spent the last week soaking up some amazing sunshine weather on HHI - surrounded by family & friends🌊🤍 It was a great way to get some major R&R after these past months of treatment. 

We’re spending this week at our happy place - Disney - to close the chapter out on the summer before we head into fall🍂
The Summer I Went Through Fertility Treatment🤍 The Summer I Went Through Fertility Treatment🤍

No, I’m not pregnant. Yet🤞🏼
I’m finally ready to share what my world and entailed the past year or so. 

We got married in 2021 and like many couples decided to wait a few years before trying to have a baby. 2 years passed and we decided we were ready. Little did we know that would start a journey filled with heartbreak and frustration. 

A year came and went - no positive tests. So the obsession started; tracking ovulation, supplements, bloodwork. You name it - I’ve probably tried it! I went to my gynecologist and got put on a dreaded waiting list for an HSG. 5 months later no call back. So I decided to call a fertility clinic in January 2025, they saw me two days later. 

With a fabulous team of doctors, NPs, PAs, and nurses I got to where I am now. I have no diagnosis, and neither does my husband - bloodwork good, egg quality amazing, no cysts, fallopian tubes functioning, etc. On paper I’m good and still a mystery!

We opted for 3 rounds of IUI’s, all unsuccessful and traumatizing. So onto IVF. 

I’ve spent my last few weeks getting injection after injection, so much bloodwork, so many ultrasounds. And today we went do Maryland for an egg retrieval. 

This was not the summer I was imagining, but I’m so beyond thankful I was able to have this journey (and also get most of it paid by insurance😉). So now we wait on our 17 mature eggs🙏🏼 

I will likely keep my embryo transfer journey private until I have a confirmed pregnancy. But getting all of this off my chest I feel comfortable to post and share again🫶🏼

If you are going through an infertility journey - whether it’s been short or long. I pray for you. I grieve for you. I am you! My heart breaks for you.

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This trip was definitely more of a “family time” thing instead of content creation - but I made sure to get a good room tour and tour of some of the grounds for you all. So stay tuned for that on my YT - The Northern Prepster 🎥

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