The Financial Guide for the Single Parent

by Larry Burkett

The number of single parent families has grown tremendously over the last 25 years. The average income for a single mom is less than $15,000 annually. Single mother families have the highest rate of poverty across all demographic groups.The statistics are startling. The problems are real. Whether male or female, divorced, widowed, or never married, the single parent encounters unique financial problems. Financial expert Larry Burkett offers practical help for all of these groups as they struggle financially with raising kids all alone. Larry gives advice on: making a budget finding housing buying a car dealing with alimony and child support divorce settlements court battlesWith financial savvy and excellent insights from God's Word, The Financial Guide for the Single Parent will help you get back on the road toward financial stability.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Larry Burkett was an American radio personality whose work focused on financial counseling from a Christian point of view.

Reviews

[Kayla Cox]

Although I'm not a single parent, I found this book in the local thrift store, and read it in order to compare Burkett's advice to Dave Ramsey's. It did a good job of laying out the unique challenges of single parenthood regarding finances.