Just like love and sex, financial pressure is a significant point in marriage. Mismanagement of this element is often the source of heat and fire that reign in many households. I hear someone say: Oh! I love my wife. That may be true to some extent. But according to the familiar saying: “You can’t live on love and fresh water alone.”

Love alone cannot meet culinary needs, household expenses, and some personal needs of your wife. Money is essential to address these.

“Money answers everything” Ecclesiastes 10:19

It is important to understand the role of money in marriage to avoid tensions.

“For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense” Ecclesiastes 7:12

Your wife may need to have money for various reasons: hosting friends, blessing or supporting her mother or family members… Therefore, in addition to the monthly “food money” you give her, provide her with financial resources she can freely use for her own well-being and to handle unforeseen events. Your wife is your co-manager.

As such, she needs your trust and some financial freedom. Avoid the “small allowances” that would force her to come to you every moment to satisfy all her small needs. This is not a good approach. From experience, I have discovered that the more a woman enjoys financial freedom in her actions, the more effective she is in managing her household and resolving many issues concerning her husband, children, and home.

But when a woman is subjected to financial pressures, it negatively affects her efficiency in management and her focus on household life. This leads to mood swings, followed by tensions, daily fire that eventually reflect on the whole family. To avoid leading your marriage down a bad path, it is crucial to pay particular attention to financial pressure in your marriage.

This sensitive point should be considered as a stability and success factor in marriage, just like sex and love. I urge you to address financial pressure in time by adopting adequate strategies because love and sex alone are not enough to guarantee the success of a marriage…

This text is an excerpt from the book “ HOW TO PROTECT YOUR WIFE? ” written by Victor Charles OKAFOR.

We invite you to read the next article “AFFECTION AND APPRECIATION“.

FINANCIAL PRESSURES