Every Tuesday, we tweet personal finance tips to help you achieve your financial goals. Click here to follow us on Twitter.

Below are tips we tweeted last month.

Before getting married, talk about finances – especially outstanding educational loans.

When dividing retirement assets in a divorce, you’ll need a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) in order to split employer-sponsored plans such as 401(k)s and pension plans. 

If you’re hiding your spending from your spouse because they think it’s wasteful, redesign your budget to include a discretionary amount – it’ll help you stop lying to your partner and give you money to spend the way you want to without many questions.

If you’re over 70 1/2 years old and subject to RMDs, consider using a qualified charitable distribution – it’ll lower your AGI while meeting your philanthropic desire. 

Create a habit of paying your credit card balance in full. 

References for our personal finance tips are listed below – click on the title for the link.

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References:

Marriages are crumbling under student loan debt

Dividing Your Assets in a Gray Divorce

Does Marriage Mean We Have to Merge Finances?

Retirees, Year-End Moves to Trim Your Tax Tab

Millennials more likely to discuss credit card debt than older adults

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