Money and Marriage God's Way

by Howard Dayton

Some people adopt an “It’ll all work out somehow” attitude toward marriage and finances. But sadly, it often doesn’t work out. Financial woes and marriage troubles can rob couples of precious opportunities to savor the blessings of companionship, family, and peace that God intends for His people.

Money and Marriage God’s Way will help you discover God’s approach to growing your finances and strengthening your relationship with your mate. It highlights key issues like debt, conflict, spending, investing, saving, and budgeting. Regardless of the books, magazines, or television programs you’ve seen, nothing compares with money and marriage God’s way.

Unique features include stories of real-life couples, discussion of common difficulties and solutions based on Biblical principles, and end-of-chapter interaction sections.

Genres: Marriage, Christian, Finance

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

HOWARD DAYTON was born in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1943. After graduating from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University in 1967, he served two and a half years as a naval officer. In 1969, he developed a successful railroad-themed restaurant in Orlando, Florida. Howard began his commercial real estate development career in 1972, specializing in office development in the Central Florida area.
In 1974, after a business partner challenged him to study the Scriptures to discover what God teaches about handling money, Howard's life was profoundly changed. The Lord gave him a passion to share the life-changing principles he discovered, resulting in the authorship of four books, including Your Money: Frustration or Freedom, Your Money Counts, Free and Clear, Your Money Map, and his most recent title, Money and Marriage God’s Way.
Howard founded Crown Ministries in 1985 and developed a remarkably effective small group financial study. Crown Ministries merged with Larry Burkett’s Christian Financial Concepts in September 2000 to form Crown Financial Ministries®, the world's largest financial ministry.
Howard and his wife, Beverly, were married in 1971 and have two grown children, Matthew and Danielle. Howard and Beverly reside in Gainesville, Georgia, and have just completed leading their 55th small group.

Reviews

[Tamara M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even though this book is written for an Northern-American context, it still offers some good advices and principles on handling money which incorporate Biblical principles and teachings. It has a lot of real life examples, and as someone said it's basically a seminar in written form.

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is pretty much the seminar in book form. Which means it has the same anecdotes and more details. Despite the serious subject, it's an easy read and a pretty breezy book although not shallow at all. I enjoyed the little real life examples interspersed throughout the book as well as the list of resources for more info at the end of each chapter.

[Tum Kanapon · Rating 3 out of 5]

เรื่องเงินเป็นเรื่องสำคัญในชีวิต และ ชีวิตคู่ด้วย
ว่าแต่พระเจ้าสอนเราอย่างไรเกี่ยวกับใช้เงิน ในพระคัมภีร์มีข้อพระคำถึง 2,350 แสดงว่าพระเจ้าใส่ใจเรื่องนี้อยุ่ไม่น้อยทีเดียว

หนังสือมีสองส่วนผสมกัน
ส่วนแรกคือ Financial management และ ความสัมพันธ์ของชีวิตคู่ในแบบพระคัมถีร์​ (ซึ่งก็ตามชื่อหนังสือ)

เนื้อหาถือว่าโอเคเลยครับ แต่อ่านไม่สนุกมากเท่าไหร่
แล้วก็เนื้อหาค่อนข้างจะเก่าซักนิด คือประมาณยุค 199x

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[Jeff Hennore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow wow wow! I read this book as I was flying cross-country, as it appeared to be a short read, and I found so many valuable nuggets within it. Dayton does a phenomenal job in providing real-life examples, step-by-step guidelines, and referencing the Bible to ensure that are finances and marriage are functioning at optimal levels. I'd highly recommend this book to those who have a belief in God, and want that extra motivation to get their house in order. Thanks, Howard!

[Caitlin Grammel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book full of great wisdom. I was having some struggles being newly married trying to figure out the best way to think about finances jointly. This book gave me practical and scriptural knowledge and has helped me realize more of how to treat money in my relationship!

[Robin Hunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reminders of how to have a happy marriage along with making good money habits.

I liked the advice to have an agreement on heated discussions such as allowing for postponing the talk when it gets too intense or to stop and pray.

[Lyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only about half the book was relevant to me and the context of living outside the US, nonetheless chapters such as that on Contentment were very good.

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book mentions that financial issues are one of the most common sources of conflicts in marriage that lead up to divorces. Consequently, managing finances in God's way is vital for a healthy marriage as it's God's idea to enjoy it.

For this, the book suggests couples should know each other through candid communication as they come from a different financial background. Together, they should set a goal and have 'Money dates' where they discuss economic issues and celebrate achievements. The book also offers a visual Money Map, where couples can use to write off debts and a chart for controlling monthly spending plans.Furthermore, it separates marriage phases (i.e., engagement, hitched, midstream, and empty nesters) and discusses what to do in those stages. Lastly, the book mentions the biblical view of Stay-at-home moms and dealing financially with ex-spouses.

Reading it, I didn't found any 'a-ha' moments, but I still recommend as it has valuable insights.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really useful practical tips.

[Donovan Mattole · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing groudbreaking here, though good reminders. Kind of a cross between Dave Ramsey and a generic Evangelical marriage author, but I did take a way a few things. Easy to read and zip through.

[Ryan M Marks · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good guide for couples. Practical. Biblical.