Answering Your Questions About Finances

Show notes

About This Episode Aaron and Jennifer answer 19 of your questions about finances in marriage, sharing from their own experience of paying off debt through a side photography business and living debt-free for about ten years. They cover how to view debt one spouse brought into the marriage, building multiple streams of income, counting the cost before financial risks, college funds, mortgages, not touching savings, tithing when money is tight, separate versus shared bank accounts, budgeting for gifts, food, and kids' activities, navigating financial stress as a team, and preparing to live on one income. Along the way they quote Dave Ramsey: "If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else." They close by praying for couples to be united in how they spend, save, and give.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode Debt from before marriage — why debt one spouse brings in becomes ours. More income streams — ideas like publishing a book or starting a small business from your skills. Financial risk — counting the cost first and holding plans with "if the Lord wills." Tithing when it's tight — God's challenge in Malachi and the widow's offering. One bank account — why the two becoming one applies to your money too. Their budget — a spreadsheet plus multiple accounts, envelope style. Saving and spending — realistic savings, food budgets, and leaving savings alone. One income — frugality and preparing for a stay-at-home mom. Stress as a team — handling financial pressure together, not against each other.

Scripture Referenced 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Luke 14:28 James 4:13-17 Genesis 2:24 Matthew 19:5 Mark 10:8 Ephesians 5:31 Mark 12 (the widow's offering) Malachi (the floodgates of heaven)

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