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How do we merge our incomes?

Are you a saver or a spender? Figure out what each of you are. Try to find a good balance between the two. If one of you has credit card debt and the other has a lot of savings, work out a deal. 'The one spouse can lend money to the other to pay off his or her credit card bills,' Levine said. 'Then, that loan can be repaid to the saver at a lower interest rate than credit card companies would charge.'
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By Christina Reinwald, Boston.com correspondent

Are you a saver or a spender?

Figure out what each of you are. Try to find a good balance between the two.

If one of you has credit card debt and the other has a lot of savings, work out a deal.

"The one spouse can lend money to the other to pay off his or her credit card bills," Levine said. "Then, that loan can be repaid to the saver at a lower interest rate than credit card companies would charge."