"Fathers and Finances" was the next chapter we studied in Family Relations class. I wrote a paper on the importance of fatherhood, and as a source I used an article by David Blakenhorn titled Fatherless America: Confronting Our Most Urgent Social Problem. This article talks about a direct correlation between the absence of fathers in the lives of their families and many of the social problems our society is facing currently.
 We also discussed in class that many marital problems have to do with money.  We read a very helpful talk titled One For The Money by Marvin J Ashton. He gave twelve rules  to help families be financially secure.  The first three rules include pay an honest tithe, learn to manage money before it manages you, and learn self-discipline and self-restraint in money matters. This talk was my favorite reading required for this chapter. I would highly recommend it.