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BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 A4 HERMISTONHERALD.COM Send submissions or story ideas for the Herald Business page to Editor Jessica Keller, jkeller@hermistonherald.com Getting serious? Five important money questions to ask V alentine’s Day is often a time WRUHÀHFWRQ your relationship, and FRQVLGHUWKHQH[WVWHS If your relationship is heading toward joint ¿QDQFHVLW¶VHVVHQWLDO WRWDONDERXWLW¿UVW² RSHQO\DQGKRQHVWO\ A 2014 survey KWWSZZZQHIHRUJ press-room/news/ ¿QDQFLDOLQ¿GHOLW\ SRVHVFKDOOHQJHIRU FRXSOHVDVS[E\WKH National Endowment IRU)LQDQFLDO(GXFDWLRQ IRXQGWKDWSHUFHQW said they had failed to share information about their personal GHEWRULQFRPHZKLFK KDG³DQHIIHFWRQWKH UHODWLRQVKLS´ “Bottom line: If you and your sweetheart are considering tying the knot or expanding your family, don’t ignore money issues. 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