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Can't Afford Your Wedding? Paramus Financial Planner Has Simple Advice Can't Afford Your Wedding? Paramus Financial Planner Has Simple Advice
Can't Afford Your Wedding? Paramus Financial Planner Has Simple Advice Love might be priceless -- but certainly not the wedding. If you can't afford to get hitched right now, Paramus financial planner Jim Shagawat has simple advice: Extend the date. Shagawat says it's more common lately to see parents help their children pay for the wedding fees, but it still ends up denting everyone's wallet, according to a New York Times article. “A wedding is a depreciating asset,” Shagawat says in the story. “You don’t want a wedding to jeopardize your retirement or long-term success.” The average cost of a wedding in North Jersey is $51,287 -- the third most expensive l…

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by Cecilia Levine