Marriage: easy in, not so easy out

You can now get a marriage certificate from a vending machine for a buck. Don’t worry, it’s not official. On the other hand, I'm sure a good lawyer could get your lady a sweet alimony deal based on one of these novelty certificates, especially here in California.

Let’s hope something like this becomes available for prenups.

Prenups

If you must get married, please, please, get a prenup! I know, I know, when you meet the right person, and everything feels so right, and you’re in love, you don’t want to spoil it by… blah blah blah. Look, no one believes when they get married that they’ll end up divorced. But it happens. A lot. And when it does, it’s not going to be any fun.

Just ask Arnold Schwarzenegger. Apparently the dude is worth a lot of money, and for some reason, in our society, that means his soon-to-be ex-wife Maria Shriver (how about a new rule that if you don’t change your name, you don’t get half?) is going to be entitled to a bunch of it. How much? No one really knows. Oooh how exciting for her!

Now doesn't Arnie feel stupid? Maybe things were different years ago when he tied the knot.  But these days, for less than the price of a first date, you can be well on your way to a legally binding agreement. Or if you don't have a couple of twamps to spare, just download Bill Murray's prenup for free.