Lisa Arnold and Christina Campbell at The Atlantic believe that a single woman will end up paying anywhere between $ 500,000 and $ 1 million more
than her married counterpart in areas like housing, health insurance, IRAs, and taxes.
For another 2012 study (this one a survey of American couples), researchers found that couples who lived together but were not married had higher self - esteem and were happier
overall than their married counterparts.
Single millennial homebuyers are utilizing FHA financing more
so than their married counterparts, with 41 percent of single millennial females and 38 percent of single millennial males obtaining an FHA loan in December 2016, according to Ellie Mae's latest Millennial Tracker report.
They eat out more
than their married counterparts, and dining in doesn't save them as much as you'd think since they're stuck buying larger portions than they need.