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06/07/2025

"In marriage, self-centered spending is a seed for disunity. Shared stewardship is a path to peace."

True partnership isn't just about love—it's also about how you manage what you have together. When one spends without consideration, disunity grows.

But when both steward resources together, peace takes root.

06/07/2025

06/07/2025

FOCUS 6: WHO SHOULD HOLD THE WALLET?

"It’s not about who earns or holds the wallet, it’s about who guards the vision with wisdom." Stella Eriamiatoe

One of the biggest conflicts in marriages stems from who manages the money. But the real question should be: who is more gifted in stewardship, planning, and accountability? Financial roles should be based on strength, not superiority. Ecclesiastes 4:9 says, “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.” Whether one partner earns more or manages more, it’s the unity that brings reward, not the ego.

Financial coach Deborah Pegues suggests that couples assign money roles based on competence and trust, not control. If one spouse is better with budgeting and tracking, let them lead the process, while the other stays fully involved. Transparency must override control. When both partners respect each other’s contributions, whether income, planning, or implementation, financial peace becomes possible.

Identify who has stronger financial management skills. Reassign roles if necessary, but maintain full inclusion and agreement in all decisions.

05/07/2025

FOCUS 5: BEYOND BILLS – BUILDING A SHARED FINANCIAL VISION

"You don’t need millions to have a financial vision. You just need agreement, direction, and shared dreams." Stella Eriamiatoe

A shared financial vision helps couples rise above survival mode and enter significance mode. Paying bills is necessary, but dreaming together is essential. Couples who only focus on short-term expenses often forget long-term purpose. Without agreement on where you’re headed financially, you’ll keep walking in circles.

Dave Ramsey encourages couples to dream together about retirement, investment, and even generosity. What do you both want in five, ten, or twenty years? A home? Travel? A business? Shared financial goals create bonding, direction, and reduce the likelihood of waste. Without vision, spending becomes random and resentment grows.

Set a time to write down your top five individual and joint financial goals. Discuss them openly and align them with your shared values.

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FOCUS 4: TRANSPARENCY: THE CURRENCY OF TRUST

"You can’t build trust with locked wallets. Transparency is the bedrock of marital trust." Stella Maris

Transparency in marriage means living with everything made clear. When both partners have full visibility into income, expenses, and savings, peace flows more freely. In Ephesians 4:25, Paul encourages, “Speak the truth with your neighbor, for we are members of one body.” How much more should this apply to your spouse? Financial openness communicates, “I trust you,” and also “You can trust me.”

Author Gary Chapman, well known for The 5 Love Languages, often highlights how acts of transparency like sharing passwords or budgeting together nurture emotional connection.. Trust isn’t built by financial perfection, but by financial integrity. Even when there’s not much money, honesty creates security and intimacy.

Can you share all financial passwords, bank statements, and investment portfolios with your spouse? Let transparency become your norm, not your exception.

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03/07/2025

FOCUS 3: THE DANGER OF FINANCIAL SECRECY IN MARRIAGE

"Where there are secrets, intimacy dies. Financial secrecy is a silent killer of trust in marriage." Stella Eriamiatoe

From secret accounts to undisclosed debts or impulsive spending, such actions create an emotional gap between couples. Keeping financial secrets in a marriage is like hiding gunpowder or explosives in the garden of love, they may not explode immediateley, but they eventually will. .” Transparency in money matters isn’t a favor or a condition, it’s a foundation.

Bestselling author and therapist Dr. John Gottman found that money fights are one of the top predictors of divorce. But many of those fights trace back to deception or poor communication. No matter how minor it seems, once you feel the need to hide a financial decision from your spouse, a crack is forming. The solution isn’t silence but courage: courage to talk, and to rebuild trust.

Take a bold step, confess anything hidden, past debts, personal fears, or habits. Let forgiveness and rebuilding begin.