<prompt> Human: Im a 29f who just got engaged to my 32m. People keep telling us that we get a ton of financial benefits from being married, but Im having trouble figuring out what exactly they are talking about. Happy to hear about anecdotes but its even better if you have sources or you can tell me where to look for sources.More info: he does freelance graphic design independent contractor and makes between 50k to 60k per year, I am in school and work a retail job that makes about 30k per year.  <response>: Beyond the tax implications, most of the benefits for us have been sharingsplitting other expenses. Feeding 2 people is less than 200 of feeding one person Sharing internetcableutilities, etc We can get by with just one car, so thats a savings on insuranceregistrationgas for the second car Insurance: 2 people on one family plan is less than 2 people on separate plans 