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Money

Money that serves your family.

Getting out of debt, making a plan together, and giving with an open hand. Practical steps you can take this month, from a family still doing them.

“full of insightful nuggets about things like debt, generosity and family budgets”
Amazon review of Building with God

Where to start

  1. 01

    Make a one-page plan

    Before the month starts, give every dollar a job: giving, the must-haves, debt, then everything else. Twenty minutes at the kitchen table.

    Open the free budget
  2. 02

    List every debt, smallest first

    Write down every balance. Pay the minimum on all of them and throw everything extra at the smallest one. Small wins keep you going.

  3. 03

    Give first

    Generosity isn't what's left over. Decide your giving before anything else, even if the number starts small.

  4. 04

    Talk about it together

    Money fights are rarely about money. Start with what each of you is afraid of, then look at the numbers.

    Marriage and money
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7

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