8 Signs of a Good Provider Beyond Salary
Most men measure provision by one number. It's the wrong scoreboard. Eight signs you're providing well that have nothing to do with your salary.
Marriage & Family
Marriage & Family
25 articles tagged Marriage & Family
Money and Marriage in Canada: One Shared Budget
How Canadian Christian couples can manage money together: budgeting, combining finances, handling different money styles, and building unity around stewardship.
Christian Personal Finance in Your 30s
The variables multiply fast in your 30s. Here is the financial map for Canadian Christian men navigating mortgages, kids, RRSPs, and the weight of provision.
The Money Shame Men Carry Alone
Most men will say almost anything before admitting to financial struggle. Here's what financial shame actually costs, and how to start naming it.
First Honest Money Talk With Your Wife
If you have been hiding the real number from your wife, this is how to finally tell her, with grace, and without blowing up your marriage.
Rebuilding Trust After Financial Infidelity
After a significant financial failure, the damage runs deeper than the budget. What rebuilding trust actually asks of a man, and how long it really takes.
The Most Loving Hour of Paperwork
Estate planning is really about refusing to leave your family with a second tragedy stacked on top of the first.
A Letter to the Man Who Just Got Engaged
Congratulations. And: there are a few things about money worth saying before the wedding, from a man who learned some of them the hard way.
How to Set Up Your Finances When You Have a Baby in Canada
Nine months is enough time to get the money ready, if you spend it on the right five moves. A Canadian guide for the man about to become a father.
Joint vs Separate Accounts: A Three-Option Framework for Christian Couples
Fully separate, the proportional split, or one account with two safety valves: what each setup protects, what it costs, and the one I'd point most couples toward.
What I'd Do First If I Wanted My Wife to Never Have to Work
A thought experiment I keep coming back to: the plan I would run, in order, if I wanted to build a life where my wife never had to work.
How Do I Talk to My Wife About Money?
Money fights are rarely about money. Start a short, calm, regular conversation and most of the tension comes down on its own.
RESP vs TFSA for Kids in Canada: Which Is Better for Christian Parents?
The RESP earns a government match the TFSA never will. Past the grant, flexibility wins. Here is the order that uses both accounts well.
Should Married Couples Combine Money?
The Christian default is one money, one account. Two simple safety valves give couples room to breathe without splitting the marriage in two.
Before Your Parents Help You Buy a House
When your parents offer to help with your down payment, the most honouring thing you can do is ask one question first: what is this actually costing them?
Are Wealthsimple Kids Accounts Worth It?
Wealthsimple's new kid and teen chequing accounts let parents set the interest rate. What the product does, and which ages it actually suits.
A Financial Plan for Christian Newlyweds
Nobody hands you a money guide at the reception. Here is what to do in your first year of marriage, in order, without losing your mind or each other.
Your Teen's First Summer Job and Money
Your teen's first paycheque is a discipleship moment. What to say before it arrives, plus the paperwork and tax basics he actually needs to know.
Your Wife Earns More: What That Requires
A pastor's honest account of navigating a higher-earning wife: the interior friction, what the Bible actually says, and the practical implications for your household.
The RESP Guide for Christian Fathers
The RESP is one of Canada's most underused accounts. The government will match your contributions 20 cents on the dollar. Here is how to start.
The Insurance That Matters Most
Most Canadian men have life insurance and zero disability coverage. Statistically, that's backwards. Here's what to do about it.
She Has More Debt Than You Expected
How she relates to the debt tells you more than the number does. A clear way to think it through, and to keep thinking it through together.
The Money Talk to Have Before Marriage
Most couples who fight about money after marriage never really talked about it before the wedding. Here is the session to have, and how to open it.
Life Insurance for Christian Families
A practical guide to life insurance in Canada for Christian families. Term versus whole life, how much coverage you need, and why protecting your family is an act of stewardship.
Why Money Fights Aren't About Money
The budget fight is rarely about the budget. Here's what's actually happening in most marital money conflicts, and how to have the conversation that helps.
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Is It Wrong to Be a Wealthy Christian?
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How to Build a Budget That Survives Real Life
Most budgeting systems require perfection to work, and real life is never perfect. Five steps for a plan that survives, and the posture underneath it.