The Relationship Post - Part 2

For Part one check out The Relationship Episode.

The questions were originally shared on the Relationship Questions post.

And all this started due to the popularity of my post I am grateful for my wife!

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Q: How are finances managed between both? Whether it's from budget tips to solving any disagreements on using money. Thanks!

• Tithes and Offerings - we have been doing this our whole lives so we didn’t even think to mention it on the audio, but its the first thing we do.

• Financial Peace University

• We both agree on the budget and any changes/adjustments we want to make to it.

• Always discuss purchases especially big ones

• Set up emergency fund.

• Avoid debt.

Can a stay at home mom expect her full-time working husband to help at home and with the kids? But what about when the kids go to school and she continues to be a stay at home mom? Do the same rules apply?

• Helping at home is for everyone who lives in the home

• Caring for children is a full time job, when you have to pay for someone else to do it it gets expensive fast.

• Sets example for the children

• Coordinate and have realistic expectations.

What's the biggest change children have made on your life?

• Sleep - no sleeping in for 6 years. Weekends, holidays, it doesn’t matter, we will be up by 7 AM at the very latest.

• Time - there is a constant demand on your time. By constant, we mean constant, if the kids are up they demand your time.

• Money - food budget shot through the roof! Activities for the kids like swimming, piano and cello lessons, gymnastics, private school, etc.

• Travel - you have to plan more carefully with kids and there are more tickets to buy and you have to consider the food, feeding kids can be tricky.

For a newer post on this topic check out The Woman I Love