Conventional wisdom with one-sized-fits-all personal financial advice will tell you that you ALWAYS need a budget. I don't believe you always need a budget. But sometimes it might be wise. In today's podcast, I talk about the times you need a...
Why are some people poor and others rich? Is escaping poverty simply a matter of pulling up your boot straps and working hard? Dave Ramsey recently gave a "hot take" on this issue that I explore, as I talk about the complicated issues of poverty...
How do we know when we have "enough" in a culture saturated by materialism? We give thanks for what we have, but still seem to have an itch that tells us we don't have enough. In today's podcast, I look at consumerism, and our struggle to practice...
Convincing your boss to give you a raise is almost impossible. But you do have the power to give yourself a raise this year. In this week's podcast, I talk about how I gave myself a raise...
In order to maximize your personal finances, you need to approach life with a spirit of simplicity, modesty, and frugality. In today's podcast, I talk about 7 tips for simplifying your personal finances...
What should you do with your coronavirus "stimulus check" coming from the IRS? And how should the COVID-19 pandemic impact your personal finances? In today's podcast, I discuss how to manage your personal finances during these difficult times...
Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover is a popular self-help program for getting out of debt and becoming wealthy. Biblically and financially, however, it has some flaws. In today's podcast, I critique some areas where I feel Dave Ramsey gets it wrong...
Does God want you to be rich? As Christians, what should we do with the prosperity we enjoy in America? What does Jesus say about our relationship to wealth in the gospels? And what does TD Jakes recent prayer for "millionaires " reveal?
The love of money is the root of all evil according to Jesus. The following are 5 signs that you have a spiritually unhealthy relationship with money and wealth...
80% of people fail to keep their New Years Resolutions past Februrary. You'll probably be one of them. And that's because you don't understand human behavior...