How to Tithe When You Can't Afford It

Our House with The Smylies · Oct 1, 2026 · 16m

Tithing 10% of your income sounds crazy until you realize none of it was ever really yours to begin with.

This one is just the two of us, working through what The Treasure Principle Bible study is doing to our hearts, our budget, and our bank account anxiety. Because most people want to be generous, they just don't feel like they can afford it yet.

So we get honest about what changed. The 10% pay cut question that reframed tithing for us, and what it forced us to look at in our spending. Why 10% makes you feel it at every income level, even through a layoff year. What it means to steward…