PROBLEMS OF MARRIAGE 9

Finally on Money

Once you have a stable finance, I tell you, it will contribute to you having a stable home. Once you and your wife do not fight over money in the house, what will be left? Just little things, which the two of you can easily resolve!

Do not say to yourself “after my wedding I will settle down and do this or that.” Go for whatever training you need to enhance your value. Marriage never “settles you down”; instead it “settles you up”. Is it when you have to wake up by 2.00 am to attend to a young baby crying that you will settle down? No! Dearest reader, marriage has its own pressures. It has its own peculiar problems.

“Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife and they shall become one flesh.”

So many couples are “one flesh” in all other aspects but not in monetary matters!

Joint Account

                           Let me talk about Joint Accounts. My wife and I opted for joint account and we have never regretted it. We have been practicing it for over 30 years now. Did we ever disagree over it? Yes. Did we settle our disagreement by ourselves? Yes. Has that made our marriage stronger? Yes.

If you love your wife, and she knows that you really love her, you can always convince her on anything. But if your wife is always disagreeing with you on so many issues then it is because there is something missing.  You just try and fix that missing thing and you will be surprised at how she will have a change of mind.

                           You could have a joint account and still maintain your personal accounts. What this means is that you would only contribute a certain agreed percentage of your income into your joint account which will be utilized on joint projects. You can adopt any of these measures. However, operating a joint account calls for maturity.

Running a joint account must not take away “pocket money” or personal expenses for both of you. You must allocate certain amount of money to yourself which you are free to spend without having to render any account to your spouse.

Do not spend above your income. Live within your means. Don’t imitate anybody because you don’t know the source of their income. Life is in stages and men are in sizes. Agree on how you will handle money. Agree that money will not separate you. Agree on investment. Agree that money is your servant. Agree that money will not dominate you. Agree to pay your tithe. Agree to be generous to God and the Church.

I see your marriage waxing stronger in Jesus name.

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