Simple Budgeting Tips that Work | Ep. 637

Reduce money stress in your marriage by making sure your money knows where to go! 

 

Don’t avoid talking about money with your spouse: Establishing a budget you can both stick to will certainly pay off long term. Today Dr. Kim shares several simple tricks that help him and Nancy to stress less and be intentional with their finances. 

 

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. 

 

Episode highlights include:  

• The basic starting point for building a budget 

• The budget category Dr. Kim & Nancy would NEVER cut out  

• The power of breaking a scarcity mindset and becoming generous 

• Strategies to better money management 

• How to get started if you’ve never budgeted 

 

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 

 

QUOTES 

• “We felt like it was always important to have a date.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling  

• “Make sure to build in your budget that you can go out somewhere each week and not have to worry about it.”  - Dr. Kim Kimberling  

• “God is so generous, and that’s really what we want to emulate.” - Lindsay Few 

• “My lack of generosity was not the person I wanted to be.” - Lindsay Few  

• Continue to ask, “What are our financial goals? How do we budget to make them work?”  - Dr. Kim Kimberling  

• “If you need help, get it. If you’re going to fight about money for 50 years, that doesn’t sound fun at all. ”- Dr. Kim Kimberling  

• “When you tithe 10%, the 90% you have left goes a lot further than you thought the 100% would.” - Lindsay Few 

• “I don’t know anyone personally who would say they regret tithing.”  - Lindsay Few 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:  

• Get the budget conversation started with 27 Money Questions Every Couple Needs to Ask

• Learn how to avoid the 4 common budgeting mistakes couples make when in the FREE Centsei Class. Learn more here.

• Marriage Multiplier is a quick and highly practical weekly email to help you invest in your marriage. CLICK HERE to learn more!