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moving-in-together-doesnt-match-the-financial-benefits-of-marriage-but-why-11667761626

Moving In Together Doesn't Match the Financial Benefits of Marriage,
but Why?

Married couples are four times as wealthy as unmarried couples who
live together

Melissa Mowery and Alex Feiszli with their dog, Goose, at their home
in Asheville, N.C.[im-642017]
Melissa Mowery and Alex Feiszli with their dog, Goose, at their home
in Asheville, N.C. ROSS MARTIN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
By Julia Carpenter
Updated Nov. 7, 2022 2:19 pm ET

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A walk down the aisle can be a route to greater wealth and prosperity
for couples in the U.S. Married people have higher net worths and are
more likely to be homeowners than their unmarried counterparts their
age are.  

The mystery, though, is why cohabitating but unmarried couples
struggle to build wealth in the same way. As of 2019, the median net
worth for cohabiting couples age 25 to 34 was $17,372, a quarter that
of the $68,210 for married couples of that same age range, according
to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. For singles it is
$7,341.

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