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8 Important Money Decisions for Every Couple: *Discover Financial Harmony *Communicate Through Your Differences *Build a Stronger Relationship
Every marriage has conflict. And many of those conflicts are related to finances. Russ Crosson, president and CEO of Ronald Blue & Co., shows readers how to avoid the potentially disastrous landmine of financial turmoil. Through these pages, Russ assists readers to think correctly about marriage and about money, rather than default to the way the world sees these areas of life. He covers specific areas of money management where financial conflicts usually To avoid pitfalls, Russ offers a game plan couples can use to achieve harmony in their marriage, no matter what their financial situation.
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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January 7, 2019
Book can be summarized as follows:
1) talk to your wife about finances.
2) men should be the providers, and women should seriously think about not taking that away from men (bleck)
3) seriously, just communicate with each other
4) money is a tool and won’t make you happy, and God is the source of true contentment and joy
And there you have the whole book. I suppose if you’ve never had any good marriage counseling before, or constantly fight about money, then this book is for you, but I found it overly patriarchal and too simple. There are some good tidbits and helpful wisdom, and at least it is short.
1) talk to your wife about finances.
2) men should be the providers, and women should seriously think about not taking that away from men (bleck)
3) seriously, just communicate with each other
4) money is a tool and won’t make you happy, and God is the source of true contentment and joy
And there you have the whole book. I suppose if you’ve never had any good marriage counseling before, or constantly fight about money, then this book is for you, but I found it overly patriarchal and too simple. There are some good tidbits and helpful wisdom, and at least it is short.
November 29, 2012
"8 Important Money Decisions for Every Couple" by Russ Crosson challenged my thoughts on money. President and CEO of Ronald Blue and Co. (a financial planning and investment firm), Russ Crosson uses a Biblical approach when it comes to money, saving, investing, and how a couple handles money can affect their marriage.
After laying a foundation as to how we should look at money (as a tool, not as something that is going to solve all our problems and make us content), the book goes into common money decisions that are made in a marriage and how to avoid pitfalls. Whether you are single, dating, engaged, or have been married for some time, this book is an excellent tool! It challenges one to budget, save, and find contentment in a relationship with the Lord rather than in something temporary. One of the best things about the book is that, even though it challenges a couple to possibly do without, the Crosson's practice what they preach in their own marriage.
Two thumbs up!
After laying a foundation as to how we should look at money (as a tool, not as something that is going to solve all our problems and make us content), the book goes into common money decisions that are made in a marriage and how to avoid pitfalls. Whether you are single, dating, engaged, or have been married for some time, this book is an excellent tool! It challenges one to budget, save, and find contentment in a relationship with the Lord rather than in something temporary. One of the best things about the book is that, even though it challenges a couple to possibly do without, the Crosson's practice what they preach in their own marriage.
Two thumbs up!
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