Faith Finances Marriage Enrichment Programs covers the following topics:
- Introduction to Faith Finances
- Attitudes in Finances
- How Our Attitudes Affect Us
- The Cardinal Virtues
- The Theological Virtues
- What’s Going on in Our Families
- Important First Steps (To Starting Your Transformation)
- Selecting Your Board of Directors (BoD)
- Step #1 Keep A Written Budget
- The Odds & Ends of Budgeting
- Budgeting For Education
- What is Your Tendency?
- Budget Break Out
- Disagreements
- The Matthew Principle (Asking / Seeking/ Knocking)
- Step #2 Tithing
- Introduction to Tithing
- Becoming a Giver of First Fruits
- Whose Stuff is it Anyway?
- The Great Debate
- Common Questions Regarding Tithing
- The Faith Finances Tithing Challenge
- Step #3 Pay Yourself First – Establishing an Emergency Fund
- A Scriptural view on Saving
- Do’s & Don’t of Paying Yourself First
- Step #4 Eliminate Debt
- His & Her Credit Cards
- How Do You Feel About Debt?
- The Great Myth of Debt
- Debt Breakout
- Cutting up the Cards (Living Debt-Free)!
- The Concept of Delayed Gratification
- Common Questions & Answers About Getting Out of Debt
- Climbing Out of Debt
- Step #5 A fully Funded Emergency Fund
- Reasons You Might Need Six Months of Income
- Step #6 Fully Implement Retirement Savings
- A Vision of The Future
- How Big Purchases Impact Your Future
- How Does Money Work (The Principle of Compound Interest)
- Basic Balanced Investing (From the Bible)
- Step #7 Pay Off Mortgage
- Let’s Talk About Mortgages
- A Very Sobering Thought
- Common Mistakes People make! Do You Want It To Be A Blessing Or A Curse?
- Prepare, Prepare, Prepare (The Right Way)!
- How To Pay Off Your Mortgage More Quickly
- Step #8 Give & Save In Abundance – Discover Your Purpose
- Gifts of the Holy Spirit (Charisms)
- Charism Breakout
- Laws Governing Sowing & Reaping
- Are You Willing To Change (Three Life-changing Commitments)?
- Special Situations
- Re-marriage (Financial Baggage From a Previous Marriage)
- Faith, Family, and Careers
- Troubled Marriages
- Step-parenting