If all the children in your family are respectful of both parents, understand and appreciate their parents' financial contribution to their lifestyle, do their work willingly and without any fuss or expenditure of energy on the part of the parents, and never plead for toys or privileges that the family cannot afford--then you do not need this book. If, however, you know that you expend way too much energy coercing your children, and if you recognize that perfect parental consistency is humanly impossible, then take a peek inside this book. Making Cents presents life in the home as a microcosm of the community. Although the book presents an elaborate system, it is not intended as another formulaic how-to book. Instead, this book builds a foundational structure that can be dressed and changed according to any family dynamic. The theological underpinning addresses both home and church government along with conflict resolution and provides parents with an understanding of government and economics that can transform how they view family.