Though for those of us in the LONG married category (I’m 39-married 17 years) you did forget a substantial expense….vacation sex!! The king-sized slice of heaven that can be found in a room at the Bellagio doesn’t come cheap but is an excellent (ahem) ‘investment’ in your marriage nonetheless!!

Cheers~

There’s ways to get a marriage for 5000$ and less (I discuss this on my blog by the way ) But I agree most friends of mine spent on average 20 000$ on marriage… a lot money to speculate on sex!!!

This is what I thought, the loophole I am going after here is that we are not married nor considered common-law yet. At this point she is seen as another entity to the gov’t. I still live in my home, and she would be moving in with me after we get married. This would disqualify us as “I” have lived in my home for the 4 years preceding. If she was to buy a place, like a rental, before we get married she would qualify for the credit.

Not sure if I am clear…

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An individual will qualify for the HBTC if:

* they acquire a qualifying home; and
* neither the individual nor the individual’s spouse or common-law partner owned and lived in another home in the year of purchase or any of the four preceding years.

Yes I mean First Time Home Buyers Credit.

I will take a look at the link you provided Thanks!

The answer depends on which country you are referring to, your wording seems to indicate the US program, while this is a primarily Canadian blog. So I’ll take a stab at the Canadian answer: as long as it has been four years since you bought your previous house you can likely qualify for a second First-Time Home Buyer’s Credit even if you are married. See here for the details. Or if you are referring to the Home Buyer’s Plan where you take money out of your RRSP that is a bit different. Read here. Hope that helps.

You could also see the size of your place relative to your sex life in the opposite sense. The larger the place, the less you may see your spouse. The smaller the place, the more you see them. How this translate to sexual frequency may vary.

On a side note, in regards to the First Time Home Buyers Grant. I purchased my house in 2004 on my own. My current girlfriend and I have been discussing marriage etc. My question is, should we purchase a second place now prior to marriage and take advantage of her FTHB Grant? I imagine as soon as we get married, it would cease to exist for her since I already used mine?

Adam

Oh, you are so right. We couldn’t possibly work on a normal sex life without drugs. We use them for everything else. *grin*

Syd,

I suppose the size of place you buy should reflect your sex life. The more sq feet the more places you have to try out right? Why limit sex to a bedroom when you have three or more to try out? *grin*

Good point on tax laws. In Canada you also get somewhat screwed over once you are married.

Tim