Should a Married Christian Wife Work if they are in Debt?

This post is going to address what could be seen as a sensitive topic. Good because I want you to know that we are not going to shy away from answering any question nor sugar coat issues. Read this answer in its entirety so you can see the big picture.

Should a married christian wife work if they are in debt? One answer - YES! Let’s break this down. According to Genesis 2:18, ”And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him”. Help meet – helper. The wife should be helping her husband not being a hindrance to him.

How can a wife help by working.. There are many ways and let’s look at them one at a time:

(a)  If they have small children, what would be ideal is for her to work part-time after the husband comes home. This way her money does not strictly fund daycare. Listen, we had to seriously think about my continuing to work in the law firm before our children were born. Why? Because all of my income would have been going strictly towards daycare and none of it, NONE would have been going towards bills.

(b) Husbands and wives should already have established a household budget and are aware of income and expenses. This would give them a realistic view of the amount of money she needs to contribute towards the household budget. Ladies, let’s be honest - EVERY LITTLE BIT will help. Think of it like this also, what would it say to your husband when you willingly decided to get a job and contribute to the household income?

(c) Let’s talk about helping and not hindering your mate. I am sure that both of you have goals. Why not take this time to establish some mutual financial goals and begin dreaming. Or re-evaluate the financial goals that exist and begin achieving and exceeding them. It might be hard at first but remember it is for a short amount of time to remove financial stress and strain from your marriage money matters.

(d) I want to point out this as well, it would not be fair for your husband to work two jobs and you are sitting at home. What does that say to him? Where is the teamwork in the marriage? What can you do to help? Make sure that whatever job you do whether it is outside of your home or you start a business that does not require start-up costs, the goal is to make sure it is profitable.

Remember when you got married, you had hopes and dreams. It is time to get those back and reach them, exceed them as well as create new ones. Marriage Money Matters throughout the lifetime of the marriage, not just when money issues are in the relationship.