Conversely if you are not married you become poor with your uncontrolled wastefulness.
I will have to disagree. I'm in my forties, didnt marry and didnt have kids, and I dont have this uncontrolled wastefulness you mentioned. Quite the contrary.
I agree. Marriage is an expense on an ongoing basis. Not the fact that by a miracle you will have more money.
One is much easier to keep track of finances and save