The Married Life

We know money in marriage can cause fights, thats why we are doing this podcast. Last week we started the talk on money and marriage and giving some tips how to get on the same page. Today we continue that talk to help you and your spouse have the best marriage possible. 

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One of the biggest causes for fighting and divorce in marriage is money and we get that. You're not taught in school how to budget money. You're not taught that your spouse sees spending money differently than you do. You're not sure how much to save, how much to give, how to even start a budget (whats a budget?) So today Krissy and I (Joe), want to help you with your money problems. And maybe you don't even have money problems, then lets work on a system that will keep it that way, not just assume it will always be that way. 

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Ever think you and your spouse are so different and you just can't understand why he does that, or why she feels that way? On todays podcast we continue with the Enneagram test, a personality test that will help you and your spouse understand one another better. We discuss what happens when your unhealthy, your "wing" and give some resources on how to maximize knowing your personality. 

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Links 

Personalities in relationship with one another - https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/the-enneagram-type-combinations

The Test - https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test

Book - The Road Back To You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery 

On this week’s podcast we are taking a test. I know the words no man ever wants to hear lol. But this test will help you know yourself better and your spouse! It’s called the enneagram test. You may have taken it and if you haven’t but your spouses hasn’t have them take it. It’s a fun test to talk about, won’t take long (Krissy took hers on the way to a cubs game in 10 minutes). Plus there is a book called The Road Back To You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron. 

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 Link

https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test

https://www.amazon.com/Road-Back-You-Enneagram-Self-Discovery/dp/0830846190

On todays episode we have some fun by asking each other some random questions. We actually did this on our way back from a Cubs game and thought other couples would have fun asking these questions to their spouses. Check out our answers then plan to ask your spouse some of these fun questions on your next date night. 

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Questions to ask:

What’s a new hobby you’ve always wanted to try?

What would you do with a week of solitary confinement?

How many days could you go without electricity? 

If you went on a game what would it be?

Do you think that you would be a good politician? 

What is something you hated as a kid but now you appreciate?

Did you ever do something that sent you to the principals office?

If you had a clone, how would you most utilize them?

Did you ever make up a secret hand shake with a friend and do you remember it?

If safety wasn’t a concern, what natural disaster would you want to experience?

Would you rather put together a 20,000 piece puzzle or read a dictionary cover-to-cover?

What is your favorite date of ours?

Welcome to episode 65 of the podcast! We have counseled many couples who get married before asking important questions to one another. Questions on faith, sex, family background, budgeting, kids and more. In Scott Kedersha's book "Ready or Knot" he hands out the questions all couples should ask each other before marriage and during marriage. Scott discusses some of those questions today and how you can start having those conversations with your spouse. You can also get a free chapter of his book right here to go deeper into 1 of the questions. 

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On todays Podcast we have Ryan and Selena Frederick of Fierce Marriage. They are podcasters, bloggers, and authors of 4 books working on their 5th and have a reading plan on the bible app. They started Fierce Marriage to help couples process through marriage’s trials as well as celebrate its joys. You will love this couple! 

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Have you ever wondered, why God put you together? Because there is a difference between why your together and why God put you together. He put you together for a reason, He intends for your marriages to have an identity.   

This week on the podcast Krissy and I discuss how live out the identity God intends our marriages to have by forming habits in our marriages. We dive into a book we recently read together called Atomic Habits by James Clear and pull out some principles that any couple can apply to their marriage.  

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This is part 2 of our interview with Brent Evans, the president of Marriage Today Ministries. Marriage Today was started by Jimmy and Karen Evans who have gone onto write books, host conferences, have a daily TV show and much more.  Now there son Brent has stepped into lead the organization and take it to places it has never gone. Brent shares what he is seeing in the landscape America right now and shares what he sees working and what hasn't been working. Get ready for an inside look at what some of the most successful people in marriage ministry are doing to have their marriages thrive. 

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We are so excited to have Brent Evans on the Podcast today. Brent is the son of Jimmy and Karen Evans, the founders of Marriage Today. Brent also leads up their XO Marriage Conference and Podcast.  One of the reasons Krissy and I (Joe) are where we are today is because of the Evans family and the investments they make into marriages. All of their material is gold so make sure you check them out online. It is a true honor to be able to interview him for two Podcasts and pick his brain on all that he sees going on in marriage around the country today. 

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