(Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall leaves a blessing at St Georges Chapel in Windsor Castle after her civil wedding Prince Charles 09 April 2005. It’s easy to overspend on weddings, especially on rings when couples don’t know what to buy. Photo from AFP.)
Raising your eyebrows? You’re saying there are only four Cs?
Cut, color, clarity, carat.
Let me add one more.
(File photo from AFP)
a) Who has the big muscles? Of course, it should be the husband. The wife should stay home with the kids.
b) Do you live in the middle ages? Women can and should have equal rights to work outside the home. Brawn is no longer the world’s currency. Brain is.
c) Husband: There are no opportunities for me out there. Wifey has the upper hand in the labor market. I can stay home and take care of the kids.
d) Wife: I want to work but I am kept home against my will.
e) We are having the time of our lives. We are in business together.
f) Should this be an issue at all?
(JAPAN, Tokyo : Japanese women buy boxes of chocolates as gifts a day before St. Valentine’s Day in Tokyo on February 13, 2008. Women in Japan feel the need to give chocolate to their boyfriends, work colleagues and teachers on February 14 as a social obligation more than a sign of love. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO)
I would be the first to say that an expensive dinner and something wrapped in a small package speaks and drips of love (pronounced luuuv). Sure, it does!
But since we are trying to be money-smart, how about exchanging ideas on how to strive for the same effect at less cost?
**after two hours**
Whew. Seems there are no ideas in this unromantic body. Went around the blogosphere and here are some thoughtful ideas I handpicked:
