From the Desk of the President
Jeff Kemp
Handling Money as a Team
For the better part of my first career in football, my wife and I
operated as a team in our budgeting and money management.
Stacy is the
organized, cautious, detail-oriented, and careful spender in our
family. We delegated the budgeting and crucial task of keeping our
lifestyle below our income to her.
One problem...I did not fully realize or appreciate the value of her traits as the more disciplined and sound money manager.
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Featured Resources of the Month
Goal Setting Weekend: Handle money as a team! Download the Couples' Questionnaire prepared by Ronald Blue & Company.
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Practical Ways to Save
By Noel Meador
 Have you ever wondered at the end of the month where your money went?
No major purchases or extravagant vacations, and yet the hard earned
paycheck seems like a dismal amount to live on, not to mention the need
to save and invest. However, if you start to record your purchasing
patterns, it doesn't take long before you see how the costs add up.
Your daily addiction to Starbucks has a ringing effect. Ka-ching! The
monthly cable bill? Ka-ching. Diapers for the kids, utility bills, and
insurance? Ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching.
The great news is there are multiple ways you can save every day.
In fact, I'm going to show you how, in just one day of planning, you
could potentially find ways to save thousands of dollars.
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Is Money the Root of All Upheaval?
By Syble Solomon (Guest Writer)
 Whoa! It's time to stop blaming money for your problems and figure out what's really going on! Money is identified as the number one cause of conflict in marriages whether it's a good, solid relationship or a troubled one. What's your style of dealing with money issues with your spouse? Endless arguments and finger pointing? The silent treatment? Seething inwardly while saying nothing and acting like everything is okay? Keeping secrets? Manipulating the situation to get what you want? Bottom line... money is not the problem and until you get to the underlying issues that are pushing your hot buttons, the problems will never go away.
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Stronger Families Helps Couples Build a Unified Financial Vision
By Krista Fogelson
 For marriage to prosper, couples need a unified vision. This is
a plan of action that not only allows them to plan and dream together
for the future, but also acts as a road map they can unite behind when
conflict arises. This unified vision is essential for managing family
finances.
Stronger Families is currently in the middle of a four part
series designed to not only assist couples in creating a unified
financial vision, but also to give them confidence in managing their
finances and planning for the future.
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Connect with Stronger Families!
By Krista Fogelson
 This month, you've probably noticed a new addition to Turn the Tide!
In the side bar to your left, you will see new ways to follow us. The
social media sites Facebook and Twitter as excellent ways to receive
up-to-date information; for us that means information on upcoming
events, interviews, speaking engagements featuring
Jeff Kemp, and the latest information
on marriage and family. You will also be the first to receive post
updates from our newly launched Stronger Families blog.
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