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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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Happy Friday🎉 Things are chilly here in Pittsbu Happy Friday🎉 Things are chilly here in Pittsburgh - and we even got snow this week❄️ But I’m still on a high from our Bahamian vacay aboard the @disneycruiseline Wish🚢 Today on the blog catch my first of many posts regarding the Wish - y’all know you can always expect nothing but the truth from me😂 Also thanks to @topitoffaccessories for this fun coverup - use code THENORTHERNPREPSTER20 for 20% off💸
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Day 4 - our final full day - on the Disney Wish🚢🤍
-lots of time in the Rainforest Room
-croissants with a view
-baby racing & game shows
-dinner at 1923 (I got the vegetarian tacos and they were fabulous - definitely our favorite dinner menu!)
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Day 3 on the Disney Wish🚢🌴 -had a sit down b Day 3 on the Disney Wish🚢🌴
-had a sit down breakfast at 1923 (this is included with the price of your cruise and available every morning! Check the app for what restaurant is offering the service)
-explored the Oceaneer Club during their open house (all kids areas on Disney’s ships are amazing but this one is next level imo!)
-spent the day on Castaway Cay
-bar hopped for dinner (we prefer to skip the pirates night dinner) 
-activity we did daily: trivia
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My website just got transferred yesterday to a new look!🎉 So new blog posts will be coming ASAP👍🏼
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Day 2 of our Disney Cruise we…🚢🤍 -spent ti Day 2 of our Disney Cruise we…🚢🤍
-spent time in the rainforest room 
-ate plenty of tacos from Donald’s Cantina (one of our favorite foods on the ship)
-of course we got ice cream
-took a trip to the Untangled salon
-explored the galaxy at Hyperspace Lounge
-saw The Little Mermaid show (…meh…)
-had dinner in Arendelle (surprisingly our favorite dinner!)
More details on everything coming soon🎉
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Day 1 on the Disney Wish looked a little something Day 1 on the Disney Wish looked a little something like this🚢✨
-boarding & exploring
-adults-only pool time & riding the AquaMouse
-seeing the Wish exclusive Broadway-style show Disney Seas the Adventure (loved!)
-dinner at Worlds of Marvel (definitely our least favorite dining experience & menu)

Stay tuned for further breakdowns, details, and reviews of everything on my blog soon👍🏼 In the meantime feel free to let me know of any specific questions you have!🤍
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We just got off of the Disney Wish this morning✨ We just got off of the Disney Wish this morning✨ I always love taking the cruises as an opportunity to unplug and disconnect - no Internet packages for us👋🏼 Over the next few days I’m going to share our days one by one - and blog posts will be coming soon as well🎉 Until then feel free to DM me or comment questions you have about the Wish specifically or Disney Cruise altogether🚢 I will be sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly - so no biased review here👍🏼 
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