Marrying finances - for the second time

Karen Cheney

Money Magazine

When Kimerby and Tony Simmons were married last month at a vineyard in the foothills outside Atlanta, they participated in the African-American tradition of jumping over a broom - an act symbolizing their entrance into a new phase of life together.

For Tony, 41, this was the second time making such a leap, his previous marriage having ended in divorce. That breakup "put a big dent in my finances," says the software sales executive. "I thought there was no way I was getting into another relationship."

Source: http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/pf/marrying_finances.moneymag/?postversion=2009103004