How to Use This Page
This page exists to help us stay oriented, calm, and united. It is not a scorecard or a tool for control. We return here when things feel confusing, tense, or uncertain, so that decisions can be grounded in shared commitments rather than pressure or emotion.
This is a living document. We revise it together as our family grows.
Guiding Principles
Service to God precedes comfort.
Stewardship bests consumption.
Caretaking is a daily practice, not a mood.
Reliability matters more than intensity.
Decisions should support long-term rootedness.
Meet each other and ourselves with Grace.
Leadership & Decision Framework
Joint Decisions
- Major financial commitments
- Land or housing decisions
- Education and childcare choices
- Schedule changes affecting the whole family
Individual Authority
- Day-to-day task execution
- Pre-agreed domains of responsibility
- Routine purchases within budget
High-Stakes Safety Rule
In safety-critical moments, decisive action takes priority. Emotional processing and discussion happen afterward, without blame.
Financial Snapshot
Monthly Income$___________
Monthly Fixed Expenses$___________
Current Debt$___________
Current Credit Scores$___________
Current Savings$_____6.01___
Savings Goal$___________
Primary objective right now: predictability and buffer.
See MoreWeekly Household Check-In
- Where are we financially right now?
- Any upcoming risks in the next 30 days?
- One decision that needs to be made?
- One win to acknowledge?
Same agenda every week. No surprise topics outside this container.
Shared Goals
- Raise our family well
- Establish a homestead
- Deepen prayer life
- Improve health and fitness
- Achieve stable, predictable finances
Personal Goals
Each of us maintains personal goals that are honored and supported by the household. These goals do not compete with our shared mission; they strengthen it.
Christian
- Pray the Rosary: track daily
- ________________________
Christina
- Fitness: start working out first week of Feb
- ________________________
Johnathan
- ________________________
- ________________________
Hannah
- ________________________
- ________________________
More to come...
- structure on how we do chores (daily)
- Due out bulletins
- monthly, weekly family schedule
- daily personal schedules
- financial planning
- alottments on tax returns
- class together (maybe investing)
- Retreats (men's, women's, couple's)
- Set schedule for finance meetings