Anne Kadet is a senior writer and Tough Customer columnist at SmartMoney magazine. Her MetroMoney column appears Saturdays in the Greater New York section of the Wall Street Journal.She lives in Brooklyn.

With most couples waiting to marry and three quarters of marriage partners living together first, many celebrants are paying at least part of their wedding bill.
It’s never too early to start talking dollars...and sense.
Your grocery bill is your biggest weekly household expense, so keeping a lid on it will go far to stretch your dollar.