What is a good man? Depending on who you ask, you'll get several different answers. Some will say a good man does right by his woman & family; Some will base it on financial posession. For every person in this world, you'll get different answers as to what a good man is. A good man is a man who leaves an inheritance for his family. Long after he's gone, his presence is still felt because he had such an impact that his lessons still live on through his child(ren). A good man leaves a financial inheritance for his children; he's been toiling for years just to make sure his family is straight, should something happen to him. He doesn't put his family in jeopardy of losing everything they've worked hard to attain because of taking out loans on vehicles that were already paid for. Tell me, if someone gives you $7000 to pay off your vehicle, why would you take out a loan on an already paid for vehicle? That's dumb.
From a financial standpoint, a good man leaves his family with such a financial inheritance that they will be taken care of long after he's gone from this world. I don't know about you, but if God sees fit for me to be married, then I'll definitely move heaven & earth to ensure that my family is taken care of. What do I look like leaving my family with my debt? They shouldn't suffer because of my financial irresponsibility so that's why I'm disciplined with how I spend my money. If I can't pay cash for it, I don't buy it. If I use a credit card, I pay the entire balance at once so I can get back to 0. I can't understand how a so-called "head of household" man could rack up so much debt that his family is going to be left with his bills, on top of what they already have.
A good man leaves a strong moral foundation. His family will carry on his legacy so it's important a man sets the right example of how to conduct himself in a corrupt, godless society. When he hurts someone, he's man enough to apologize. Children learn more from what a parent does, rather than what they say. If a man disrespects his wife in front of the children, what is he teaching his son? He's teaching his son that it's ok to mistreat women. If he has a daughter, he's teaching her that it's ok to be mistreated. When a family doesn't see their father reading the Bible, they're learning that he doesn't need God to help him guide his family; he can guide his family on his own.
