Questions to ask to a Prospective Marriage Partner
Money
- How many personal savings/checking accounts would you want?
- Who should be responsible for paying bills?
- What about prior assets?
- How will you determine how much should be spent on the household? On personal items? On charity?
- How much should either person be able to spend by themselves without consulting the other?
- How much should be paid out in maher (dowry)? Up front versus deferred?
- If we were on an uncomfortably tight budget, and your brother asked you for a generous loan for a third attempt at a start-up when the first two had failed, would you give it to him?
- What would be your top five criteria for developing a financial plan?