For the most part I believe that I handle my money well.

Do I handle my money well?

In a word?

No.

No, I don't handle money very well.

I have a spending problem, so I have to try and manage my money well. I'm learning to do that.

Money tends to be slippery. It goes places and I don't realize it's leaking and going places.

I just kind of write checks until he puts a little posting on my check

when it says, stop spending money.

And then I stop. Well, maybe those comments reflect some of the challenges going on in your marriage and home.

And it is funny to laugh about our differences, but what if your spouse handles money in a way that drives you crazy?

Today on Focus on the Family, we're going to explore how husbands and wives navigate financial

issues and what kind of impact that has on your marriage.

Your host is focused president and author Jim Daly and I'm John Fuller.

John, I think those giggles were kind of nervous giggles, don't you think?

When you talk about the issue of money it can bring up some nerves

because it's not handled that well by many. It's one of the top two things we

talk about. Intimacy in marriage and money in marriage are kind of the two biggest

issues people face and man we are going to get into that today and talk about how you

can manage it better and honor the Lord in the way you manage it. We know that finances are important

and we need to talk about it but there can be that angst and tension

whenever the topic comes up and maybe you feel defensive about it and it ends up in an argument or you'd

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