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  • The Catholic Answers Guide to Family Finances

The Catholic Answers Guide to Family Finances Paperback – January 1, 2000

by Philip Lenahan (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars (8)
Build a solid foundation for your family finances!

You'll learn about: -The five principles that should guide your financial decisions. -The practical tools you need to become financially free.

In addition, "The Catholic Answers Guide to Family Finances" includes extra budgeting worksheets so you can begin to take control of your finances right away. Finances are often a major source of worry, anxiety, and frustration for families. But when families apply godly principles to their finances, they find that these worries are replaced with peace and contentment as they follow God's will in this important area of their life.

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  1. Print length
    89 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Catholic Answers
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2000
  5. Dimensions
    8.54 x 0.35 x 10.98 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1888992174
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1888992175
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At last, here is a financial guide you can use not only to put your finances in good order, but to also bring your financial problems right now or simply want to avoid them in the future, "The Catholic Answers Guide to Family Finances" is for you. You'll discover how sound financial practices based on sacred Scripture and Church teaching can help you replace financial pressure and anxiety with peace and contentment. And you'll have the financial planning tools you need to straighten out your finances once and for all, to plan for your financial future, and to avoid the financial problems that plague so many families and ruin so many marriages. Best of all, you'll be a much better steward of the many gifts God has given you.

About the Author

Philip Lenahan, a deeply committed Catholic and father of six children, abandoned his career in management at a Fortune 300 company to serve as Director of Finance and Media at Catholic Answers, an apostolate dedicated to serving Christ by bringing the fullness of Catholic truth to the world.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Catholic Answers
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2000
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 89 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1888992174
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1888992175
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.54 x 0.35 x 10.98 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #6,882,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars (8)

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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  • Jeff Geerling
    4 out of 5 stars
    Simple, practical overview of financial planning for families
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2012
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    This is more of a workbook and guide than a 'book', in terms of the amount of content worth reflection. It contains a solid and concise framework for planning your family's finances, but doesn't really dig too deeply into areas like retirement planning and sound investing. This is fine, because it keeps the book short and sweet, but responsible finances require further investigation beyond this book.

    The book also contains some simple worksheets that will help you get a quick overview of where you are, what you need to budget for, and where you want to be, but anyone really serious about their finances will likely get more mileage out of a well-formatted spreadsheet (at a minimum) or financial software like Quicken or QuickBooks, or an online service like Mint.

    The book was definitely worth a read, though, and centers thoughts about earning, spending and saving around family life with a Catholic worldview, which was valuable to me. I just wish it went a little deeper in almost every area it touches. This book was more of a 'read once and put away' book, where I was really hoping for a long-term reference worth more reflection.

    If you're a Catholic and a husband/wife/father/monther, this book is definitely worth a read. But don't expect your financial journey to end here!

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  • ScubaHair
    3 out of 5 stars
    Disappointing
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2005
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    If you've read any book on personal finances, you already have the financial information contained in this book. If you've read a Christian book on finances, you have the Biblical information contained in this book. If you use the index in your Catechism, you'll have the information on Church tradition contained in this book.

    In all, this is a very light introduction to the subject. If you'd like more in-depth information, I would recommend one of Larry Burkett's books; if you'd like a very user-friendly, practical guide complete with forms, I'd recommend Ethan Pope's Creating Your Personal Money MAP.

    This book has only 58 pages of text; the rest of the printed pages are multiple copies of four different forms--unnecessary for anyone with access to a copier.

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  • Kim Hester
    5 out of 5 stars
    The Best Finance Book Around
    Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2005
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    Lenahan's The Catholic Answers Guide to Family Finances is one of the three best personal finance books I have read (the other two are Schwab's Guide to Financial Independence and Stanley and Dunko's The Millionare Next Door). Lenahan's is the best of these three books because it has opened my mind to the spiritual dimension of personal finances, and it is, after all, upon this dimension that all else depends. Be sure to do all the readings and exercises in Part 1 of Lenahan's book, and you will in all likelihood become a much better person for the effort, as well as have insight into personal finances that you cannot obtain from other finance books. I am more than glad that I have read this book, and I highly recommend it for all who would wish to attain the greatest advancement of their personal financial and spiritual net worth.

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  • Mark LaPointe
    4 out of 5 stars
    Rewording of his other workbook
    Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2010
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    This is best described as a workbook. It has some content development about attitudes and faith along with budgeting advice, but you should refer to my review of his other workbook, Seven Steps to Becomming Financially Free. This CA Guide was published in 2000. The Seven Steps book was published in 2006. Probably go with the more recent work if you have to choose. The material looks very similar, just reworded and arranged differently. Both are competing with Crown Financial Ministries which has a Catholic version of their famous Protestant series. However, I fault both Phil's books for not giving any information about morally responsible investing / Biblically responsible investing. Nada. I gave this one the same star rating I gave the other: good. But I think these works could have been better. I bought this title because it was published by Catholic Answers. I thought it would have more in it, judging by their reputation. I'm a little disappointed, but still rate it a good buy.

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  • Bucko
    4 out of 5 stars
    Stewardship ? . . .
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2017
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    OK so this is ;ike a primer for stewardship from a catholic printing company

    Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Co.

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  • S & N
    5 out of 5 stars
    Highly recommended
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2005
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    The Catholic Answers Guide to Family Finances is a must-read for everyone who has a family and finances. This book contains a wealth of information about keeping your finances in order, while at the same time increasing your faith and trust in God. There are worksheets to help you keep track of everything.

    I especially liked how this book approaches finances from a faith-filled perspective. Mr. Lenahan talks about putting your trust in God. He quotes Bible passages relating to this and to the proper attitude toward money.

    This is an excellent resource for helping with your finances and your faith. I highly recommend this book!

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  • catholicreader77
    5 out of 5 stars
    A great gift for newlyweds or the newly engaged
    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2005
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    This workbook has both spiritual and practical components that make it a must for every family. It is also set up in such a way that it can be worked through independently or with others in a study group format.

    While the workbook is easy to read and understand, it will take time and commitment to work through it and actually apply what it contains to your financial situation. Phil Lenahan gives you all the tools necessary in this workbook. It is the first step to getting your financial house in order and keeping it that way.

    Financial health is essential to a happy marriage. That is why Phil Lenahan's book is a tremendous service to married couples. This is a GREAT gift for newlyweds or newly engaged.

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  • Amelia T. Dowhower
    5 out of 5 stars
    Money with morality
    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2005
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    This is an extremely thorough and eminently practical guide to handling your finances. Anyone who struggles with budgeting or wants to manage their money with moral responsibility will benefit from this excellent book.

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