Learning to Live Financially Free: Hard-Earned Wisdom for Saving Your Marriage & Your Money

by Marybeth Whalen, Curt Whalen

Overview

In this timely new book based on their own financial challenges, Marybeth Whalen and Curt Whalen offer hard-earned wisdom and hope to families who struggle with debt and the consequences of financial mistakes. The Whalens draw from their own experiences of their first ten years of marriage to create a resource that provides both a helpful hand and a hopeful word for couples who need to get and keep their finances in order and nurture their marriage at the same time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780825496479
Publisher:	Kregel Publications
Publication date:	12/13/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	508 KB

About the Author

Marybeth Whalen is a speaker and contributing writer for Proverbs 31 Ministries. The author of For the Write Reason, Marybeth has also written for Parent Life, Money Matters newsletter, The Old Schoolhouse, Hearts at Home magazine, and Homeschooling Today. She contributes regularly to the daily online devotions of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She and Curt are the parents of six children, which has taught them much about how to stretch a dollar. Curt Whalen is a trained financial counselor through Crown Financial Concepts. He has years of experience helping couples establish budgets, solve financial problems, and learn to communicate more effectively. He has written articles for TEACH Magazine and Money Matters Newsletter and has contributed to books by authors Lysa TerKeurst and Melanie Chitwood.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 11

Chapter 1 Finding Hope 13

Chapter 2 Hitting Rock Bottom 23

Chapter 3 Unloading Financial Baggage 33

Chapter 4 Becoming a Team 44

Chapter 5 Moving Money Mountain 56

Chapter 6 Taking the Hardest Step 65

Chapter 7 Learning to Live on Less 77

Chapter 8 Establishing No-Matter-Whats 93

Chapter 9 Facing Unexpected Expenses 103

Chapter 10 Avoiding the Easy Button 115

Chapter 11 Experiencing the Blessings of Financial Hardship 126

Chapter 12 Replacing Comparison with Contentment 135

Chapter 13 Building a Financial Legacy 143

Chapter 14 Inspiring Hope for the Future 153

Notes 169

About the Authors 171