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Financial Tethers to Our Families of Origin

April 6th, 2012 | 27 Comments

Financial Tethers to Our Families of Origin

Marital problem confession time:  Kyle and I have two areas of our financial picture that have created a fairly high level of conflict on several occasions during our marriage.  They both have to do with fully separating ourselves financially from our parents.   During premarital counseling, we learned about “leaving and cleaving” (Genesis 2:24), which means separating from your family of origin and creating your primary allegiance with your spouse.  While going over all our money management … Read entire article »

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