Gaining Financial Freedom by Giving Up the Comparison Game
Comparing ourselves to others is hard to avoid, and hard on our finances. Depending on how much you use social media, you may receive nearly constant updates about your friends’ latest vacations, home remodeling projects, or purchases. If you’re not…
5 Tips For Finding Financial Freedom
Many financial advisors talk about “financial freedom” and how to get it. But what financial freedom looks like can vary from person to person. For some people, financial freedom means having a mansion on a hill and millions of dollars.…
Cultivating Generous Hearts — Ideas for Church Leaders
“The hidden financial problem in your church is not how people behave with money; it’s what they believe about money.” That’s Chuck Bentley, CEO of Crown Financial Ministries, from his ebook, “Uncover and Resolve the Hidden Financial Issues in Your…
6 Paths to Modeling Good Stewardship In Your Ministry
Financial stewardship classes are becoming the norm at churches throughout the country, and not just when there’s a building campaign going on or in order to foster greater generosity. There’s a growing recognition that money is a central factor in…
It’s Not Too Late to Save on Summer Fun
If your kids are already dreading the end of summer, don’t worry. There’s still time to make some memories, and they don’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Here are some free and inexpensive ways to squeeze a…
It’s Never Too Late to Save and Invest!
Most investing advice out there seems to be geared towards people just starting their careers. But what if you’re in your 40s or 50s and have never saved for retirement? You won’t have the decades of compound interest that a…
Living By Design—Generously
Generosity is an integral part of the Christian life. It isn’t that God needs some financial help. Can you imagine the Creator of the universe running a bit short this month and looking to us to help cover the costs…
6 Steps For Freeing Yourself From Debt
“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” - Proverbs 22:7 The Bible never says that carrying debt is a sin, but it definitely strikes a cautionary stance. As someone who once had $20,000 of credit…
Making the Most of a Tax Refund
Are you among the 75% of tax payers who will likely receive a tax refund this year? If so, one of the best moves you can make is to decide ahead of time what you’ll do with that money. So, what should…
Starting Early on Stewardship & Generosity
Benefits of Teaching Kids to Save & Invest If wealth building could be boiled down to a simple formula, it would look something like this: Money + a decent rate of return + time = a lot! Young people typically…
