A shithole?! I ate there all the time in college. I'm bummed to hear about all of this.

Oh, I wouldn’t consider CDs as “investing.” It’s a slightly higher-interest savings account that you can’t take money out of. Which by nature means they’re probably not good for an emergency fund.

I think we kissed after the vows, but before the rings? I honestly can’t remember now. It was awkward.

I married the first guy I slept with. Just kind of worked out that we never broke up. But we boned long before we got married.

Well I’m not going to invest my emergency fund. That defeats the purpose of an emergency fund. If the market tanks and you need to withdraw your money, you’re screwed.

What do you mean early withdrawal fee? Like short term capital gains? Or are you talking about retirement accounts? We’re maxing those out already, but…

At our rehearsal, the coordinator said the priest wouldn't say that bit. But that we could kiss, just on our own. We thought for sure there was no way we were supposed to remember when to do that.

Or Boston!

My mom (Catholic) was 5 months pregnant at her wedding to my dad. Less than a year earlier she was engaged to a different man. 11 months after my brother and I were born (twins!) my sister was born.

It was very obvious none of us were planned and I'm sure my parents were terrified.

Just wondering. A year’s worth of my take home as an emergency fund seemed high to me, but both combined just seems like a huge waste of opportunity cost (investing vs. sitting in a savings account). You’re right though that you run the risk if both people lose their job at the same time, but you also shouldn’t really…

We take a similar approach with our savings at a different bank. I keep checking at Bank of America for the convenience, but our savings is with Capital One 360 so we get a much higher interest rate. I still look at it, but it takes a few days to transfer, so I don't treat it as an extension of my checking account…

Do you have a partner? Would you keep your combined net pay if you did?

I never used a laptop bag in college. I felt it was cumbersome and clunky and I preferred (and still prefer) a backpack. Mine has a special slot for backpack.

And I’ve never used a mouse with a cord. I’m not a gamer.

You’re insane.

I didn't put my registry information on my invite or save the date and had no issue. And no, gifts are NEVER required. Just because an invite doesn't say "no gift please" (which I would never do, because that assumed gifts are usually required) doesn't mean you have to bring one. You never have to.

Who throws their own shower? What?!

I give cash anyway, but I think honeyfunds are nothing more than a cash grab. I will never contribute to one (though I will give you a check in a card anyway). I had a traditional registry and most of my guests gave me cash. People have this idea in their heads that if you don't have a registry, you're going to get…

Uhhh, I didn't do that. Because registering for a gift and then returning soemthing someone bought for me because I want cash is tacky as fuck.

My wedding too. And I had a traditional registry, but the only gifts I got from that were at my shower. It was all cash at the wedding and a handful of boxed gifts. Giving cash is cultural and a honeymoon registry (or essentially a go fund me) is not going to change someone's mind on that.

Don't register for anything. You don't HAVE to register. People will get the hint and give you cash if you don't register for stuff.

But it's not going to make anyone change their tune about giving cash. Either you're against it, or you're not. And if you're not against it, you're probably giving cash anyway. And a WASP is not going to contribute to it because they're not really buying you a couples massage, they're giving you a check.