It is true: for centuries, people have married and stayed married without mastering the idea of love languages, so it is possible to have a good relationship and future marriage (or, at least, not get divorced) without paying attention to such a concept. However, people have been speaking love languages since the beginning of time. Maybe they didn’t know they were speaking a love language when they patted someone’s back, gave a compliment, or helped with a chore, but they were messages of love even before Dr. Chapman gave them a name and helpfully explained them. Some of the most satisfying … [Read more...]
Discovering How to Become a Great Lover (Book Review, The Five Love Languages: Singles Edition, Part 1)
When I moved into the dorms at my university about ten years ago, I started hearing the phrase “love languages” all over the place. “What is your love language?” “My love language is words of affirmation.” “Do you know the five love languages?” I can’t remember exactly what it was I heard about them, but it was clear that there was a phenomenon about love languages and I was interested to know more about it. Gary Chapman is the author of a number of books based on the love language concept, including his original book The Five Love Languages. Additionally, he authored The Five Love … [Read more...]
Snowballing and Saving for a Healthy Marriage (Book Review, The Total Money Makeover, Part 3)
Alrighty, folks! So by now you either have your baby emergency fund of a thousand dollars set aside (or you are working towards it) and you have created a budget! Now let’s move on to Ramsey’s second baby step and our third step to preparing financially for marriage: the debt snowball! How many of you are from a snowy climate? We don’t get too much snow here in central Virginia; however, when we do, it is a big deal! I’ve never seen a snowball roll down a hill and pick up more snow, but I would imagine it would sure be fun to watch, assuming you weren’t at the bottom of the hill about to be … [Read more...]
Budgeting for a Healthy Marriage (Book Review, The Total Money Makeover, Part 2)
Whether you’re engaged, dating, trying to get up the courage to ask someone out, or simply chillin’ and waiting for the right man or woman to come along, now is a great time to start living on a budget. If you put twenty random people in a room and asked them how they felt about the idea of budgeting, you’d likely get a myriad of responses. “Budgets are for people who can’t handle money.” “Budgets are for people who don’t make enough money to be comfortable.” “Budgets are essential for a bright financial future!” “Budgets are a necessary evil.” “Budgets are loads of fun!” No matter how you … [Read more...]
Baby Financial Steps Toward a Healthy Marriage (Book Review, The Total Money Makeover, Part 1)
The younger we are when we learn how to handle money, the better it is for us! Though a three-year-old won’t be able to explain terms like ‘diversification,’ they can learn that cleaning their room results in a great big one dollar bill. ~smile~ Teenagers can appreciate the beauty of depositing a paycheck into their savings and checking accounts (and learning to balance a checkbook). Young adults preparing for marriage, and young adults with no intentions of getting married any time soon, can learn how to get on the right financial foot by reading and implementing the information found in a … [Read more...]
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