Financial Relief for Single Parents A Proven Plan for Achieving the Seemingly Impossible

by Armstrong, Brenda; Ramsey, Dave

• ISBN13: 9780802444097
• ISBN10: 0802444091
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

The challenging spiral of financial hardship can overwhelm even the most buoyant soul. Few know this better than single parents who face the seemingly endless burden alone. As a single mom fending for herself, Brenda Armstrong learned this firsthand. She also learned how to turn her situation around. Both her personal discoveries and the key insights she gleaned from years of service alongside Larry Burkett are reflected in this proven plan for achieving the seemingly impossible. Financial Relief for Single Parents will put readers on a healthier financial path. By combining the practical, biblical principles and proven, achievable steps presented in this guidebook, they will discover that financial freedom is possible, even for single parents.

Author Biography

A single parent herself, BRENDA ARMSTRONG speaks, writes, and develops resources to help low income and single parent families succeed as one who has “been there.” President of Mercy Tree Ministries, a ministry that provides financial and food assistance, financial teaching, spiritual and emotional support, and job training, Brenda is the author of The Single Mom’s Workplace Survival Guide and co-author of several titles with Larry Burkett including Making Ends Meet and Every Single Cent. Brenda has two grown children and a grandson.

Table of Contents

1. Let's Get Started (Setting Financial Goals) 2. Put It on Paper (Creating a Spending Plan) 3. Necessities (Giving, Taxes, Saving) 4. Walls, Wheels, & What's to Eat? (Housing, Car, Groceries) 5. Getting Serious (Debt Reduction, Insurace, Childcare, Investments, Education) 6. Lightening Up (Entertainment, Home Decorating, Clothing) 7. Walking on Thin Ice (Budget Busters) 8. Made in God's Image (Your Personality and Purpose) 9. Reflecting God's Image (God , Money, the Church, and You)