Whether this is your first or second wedding, your dream wedding or a spontaneous ceremony, the “practical implications” of sharing your life with another person will surface before you know it. Your financial happiness is essential to a successful union.

Organizing your finances might not seem like an exciting part of planning your lives together, but if you start now, you will have a lot more fun and excitement in the years to come. Taking the necessary steps for a sound financial future is not as complicated as you may anticipate. Here are some tips from SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc.:

• Create a budget. • Establish bank accounts.

• Create a plan for the future. • Purchase life insurance.

• Check beneficiaries.

Once you get married your spouse automatically becomes your dependant. Forty-eight million Americans either don’t own life insurance and believe they should, or own life insurance and believe they need more, according to a study conducted by LIMRA International. Purchasing life insurance will give you the peace of mind of knowing your loved ones will have money to help maintain their standard of living should anything happen to you. To access a variety of financial information tools, as well as learn more about life insurance, visit www.sbliusa.com.