How Much Is A Good Price To Spend On Wedding Rings
January 9, 2010 by Rich Keys
Filed under Free Dating
Money, money, money, must be funny, in a rich man’s world…aah ABBA, never a truer word spoken, (or sung), however, there’s nothing funny about most of our financial worlds, or how to afford certain important items, such as wedding rings.
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Everybody has a friend or two that will duck out of a round at the bar, cringes when the prospect of a shared food bill looms and you have had an extra onion ring with your meal or will even ask for a pound back after they lent it to you months ago; annoying as these people can be, you should tolerate them and make light of their embarrassing tightness.
However, when the issue of wedding rings is broached, frugality is possibly the least attractive feature that anyone can display; if you cut corners on a rubbish ring, then be prepared to reap a whirlwind of slaps and insults by your prospective fiancee!
Here in lies that age old question of how much to spend on your loved one’s wedding ring; social rules will claim one set of price boundaries, whereas your heart, (or your bank balance!) will hint towards another.
If you use both your heart and your head, then you should be able to make a happy balance between pragmatism and extravagance; no one will question whether you love them, so don’t worry about that, make sure that you have enough to provide for the both of you, but at the same time, you will want to treat them to whatever you can realistically afford.
Traditionally, the man should spend 3 months salary on the wedding ring, yet ‘traditionally’ does not always mean ‘sensibly’; you can use this as a good guide, yet if the prospect of parting with 3 months salary is simply too unrealistic, then don’t worry, you should not feel pressured into it.
To conclude, the most important aspect of the whole process is that wedding rings are there to symbolise how much you love each other, not how much either of you earn; you should consider both your heart and your head, but don’t let your bank balance be the sole ruler of the decision.
Buying matching wedding rings online is becoming more popular because websites like DiamondGeezer.com will allow you to compare different rings close up. Go to DiamondGeezer.com to view a wide range of styles.
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