Learn How Money Impacts Your Relationships and Life

Fifty-five days after we got married, my husband was in a welding accident that shattered his leg and tallied up $64,000 in medical bills. The first bill arrived in the mailbox before he even got home from the hospital.

We were part of a Christian healthcare expense sharing group. But we got a crash course in asking for cash pay discounts. And we were so very thankful that we’d built our tiny home without going into debt so that we still had an emergency fund on hand. Helicopter rides aren’t cheap and the company didn’t want to wait for us to get our money from anywhere else before we paid them.

My husband regained full use of his leg. But along with all the scars and metal rods, we were left with the lessons we’d learned to tell everyone: make sure you start your marriage with coverage for medical expenses and as little debt as possible, in case the unexpected comes.

My husband and I both grew up in families that eschewed debt and prized frugality. We listened in on the radio programs our parents tuned into with Larry Burkett and Howard Dayton.

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