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Wedding expenses can add up quickly, and many couples are looking for ways to save money. One potential area of savings is owning one car instead of two. However, this can be a difficult decision to make as there are pros and cons to both situations.

If the couple lives in an urban area with good public transportation, owning one car may make sense. The cost of gas and parking can be expensive in cities, so using public transit can save money. In addition, having only one car means that the couple will only have to pay for one insurance policy.

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Shopping for car insurance can be a hassle. A task that you avoid when at all possible. This is not the best way to approach it, though, because you may end up paying more for a policy that does not even cover what you need it to cover. Something that is usually found out after an accident, and they leave you holding the entire bill for your car and anyone else’s that were involved.

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When we talk about budgeting, most people think of it as personal finance. But did you know that even companies organize their spending in the form of budgets? The two prominent types of corporate budgets are top-down and bottom-up. Thus, the top-down vs. bottom-up debate has been going around for quite some time now.

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