Finances

When is a good time to start teaching kids about spending and saving? I think it’s important for them to have good money habits...

Dear Roger, Dealing with finances is so confusing to me. I’m trying hard to minimize my spending, but I always seem to spend everything I make. My credit card debts are increasing. I’d like to have money to give to people in need and to support ministries, but I never have enough. Can you help?

Christian couples should be able to talk about anything together, yet many couples still do not feel comfortable talking about their finances… especially when their financial priorities aren’t aligned.

I’ll be blunt: I think there might be a few too many articles on tithing in the Christian internet community.

We are blessed to be a blessing. When we don't have anything, we can't give anything. It takes money to move the Kingdom forward. The "why" is important.

As believers, we have a responsibility to transfer Christ’s teaching into our day-to-day living – including his teachings about money. So what does the Bible have to say on the subject of debt and all that comes with it?

Hear the word “debt” and it is tempting to tune out. It hits too close to home. It feels so emotional, even depressing. Debt’s wrong, right? The mention of that four-letter-word always seems to kick off the “shame game”--a huge dose of bad feelings to swallow with the already bitter pill of your shortfall. But we all know someone whose life is currently affected by debt. That someone might even be you.

Your teen might think a budget for all their monthly expenses is limiting, but it will actually help them feel more freedom in the long run. And budgeting will help them save up for college while they’re still in high school and don’t have to pay a bunch of bills to pay.

How do we have faith that God will provide for us when we’re struggling to keep our lights on, gas in our car, and our growing children in clothes that fit?

Learn how married couples can save thousands in just two months!

Generosity was never meant to be a leftover. Generosity was meant to be the priority.

What if it seems as though God hasn’t provided for your house payment? Did God not come through––or is it possible He has a better plan?

Can’t God ask someone who has more money? Can’t he find another way to come up with this money? After all, he is God!

We gained wisdom by setting a budget and keeping it when we were young. But it also took us many months, maybe years, until we saw a positive balance.

No one hopes to fight. No one dreams about arguing. But what couples may not see as they gaze into their future is how a little something that they’ve known since their childhood could easily come between them. A little thing called money.