Money in Family

Money, money, money. 

Its quite an important thing but can cause such heartache at the same time. Money in a family can really change the way a family functions and interacts within itself. We often assume that families who do not have a lot of money struggle more than families who do have a lot of money. This is true in many cases. 

Typically families who have a low SES, or socioeconomic status, are more at risk for certain things than others. Low income families typically do not have access to same opportunities than high income families. This can mean better opportunity for schooling and education or maybe even more connections to people to help you climb up that ladder of success. 

Money truly does dictate many things in our lives and can almost make or break us. 

When wanting to start a family a lot of people will consider their financial state and they will make a decision on whether they think they can afford to have a child so that they can insure that the child gets the best possible care. Now imagine that not only you have to decide if you can afford to care for a child but if you have to find the money to get that child. Infertility is not cheap. I would guess that most couples who face infertility probably spend between $1000-$20,000 just to have a child. 

This huge burden is one contributing factor to why couples who face this huge trial and spend these large amounts of money have a lot of stress in their life and due to that stress face other issues. 

How can this be combatted? How do we not let money affect family relationships? 

Dallin H. Oaks said, "...we are fleeing evil and disaster. There are obstacles all around us. We labor hard to reach our goals. Sometimes we see no signs of progress. We can become exhausted and discouraged. We may even lose sight of our destination. But we must not give up. If we could only see above our current circumstances and know our true location on the journey to eternal life, we would realize what great progress we are making." 

It can be so difficult to see the end of something to heartbreaking and so emotional. If we could look at our situation and know when our hopes and dreams would finally come true it would be so much easier to endure. But what would we learn then? 

There are so many things that we can learn from having to be patient and wait for the right timing. Sometimes it may feel that no matter what we do to reach our goal it will never happen. We might feel consumed from the peril we face. We might think there will never be and end to this misery. There is a light at the end of this dark tunnel. 

Life is hard, and it can be so hard to understand how some people can just become pregnant without really even trying and others it take $10,000, 50 doctors appointments and a massive prayer for it to happen. But there is a lesson to be learned either way. 

We must not lose hope. Hope is what keeps us going. Any family facing financial hardship must not lose hope. There are blessings to be had and as we keep working hard toward those goals we will reach them. Keep putting one foot in front of the other. Take it one problem at a time. Find to good things in life. Stay positive and keep your family strong. That is how we find our way through this maze.