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Housing

Buying a home as a couple: ownership shares, the mortgage, and what happens if you split up

What the ownership percentage on the deed means, how a joint mortgage works, and what changes depending on whether you are married.

// 5 min read
Housing

Renting Together: The Lease, the Deposit, and What Happens If One of You Leaves

What it means to both sign the lease, how to split the deposit, and what to talk through before one of you moves out.

// 6 min read
Housing

Moving In Together: The Costs Nobody Counts

The moving costs and first-months expenses almost no one budgets for, in a checklist you can work through.

// 5 min read
Housing

Home insurance as a couple: what to check before you buy

What to check before buying home insurance for two, and whose name the policy should be in.

// 6 min read