If you weren't married, You would retire quicker..
 

Is that a fact?

agree to disagree...

carry on

agree.
and if married and no kids

so true :Oh crap

Disagree, I'd say it's the other way around.

You have way more flexibility without a spouse and definitely without kids. I have a 14 and 5 yr old and there have been so many opportunities that I have passed up because it would affect them by moving, changing job or schools, losing friends. If I was single I would have gotten more done, no doubt about it. Of course I do love my kids so it has all been worth it, but I still have those "what ifs" in the back of my mind sometimes.

for sure, but of course it depends on your habits etc.

Are you really looking forward to retiring???

If your wife works and brings in as much as you do, then being married would get you to retirement quicker as you could live off one of your salaries.

If your wife stays home, then you are working for her retirement.

If you have children then you, will be out of $250,000 by the time they turn 18 on average.

Money magazine ran an article, about a couple, who retired when they turned 50, because they didn't have children.

Well, yeah, I mean if you retire, you'd actually have to go home and spend quality time with your spouse. I'd rather be at the office.

nope

:-)

Divorce courts work on the premise that if you were single, you'd earn half as much. So I dunno how that squares with everything.

sounds true to me...

That depends on how wasteful you are with your funds. You get less of a tax writeoff, but you may spend less.

oh shit ya .. 3 kids ...another on the way .. no plans for retiring until it's dirt nap time ..

exactly, when you retire, you'll be old:Oh crap

disagree. chasing pussy takes a lot of time

Haha, so stupid. Maybe if your wife is at home raising the kids giving you time to work, otherwise its just another outdated law.

It is a fact. I was married, been divorced over 10 years now, and while we were married there were 2 incomes and 1 set of bills. After the divorce, I had the exact same bills as before the divorce and my bank account grew at a much faster rate than before the divorce. :2 cents: