I was recently surprised to see a couple of words being used together in an article that I might not have expected to see: retirement and grief. You may be thinking, “What!? Grieving over retirement? No more daily commute, an unreasonable boss, or long hours and low pay? The freedom to do whatever I want?…
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My Stewardship Practices – Part Two: Saving, Investing, and Protecting
In this second of two articles on my stewardship practices, I discuss my saving, investing, and protecting (insurance) approaches. The stewardship principles that are most applicable to these areas are as follows: Don’t spend all you have – save and invest for needs you know you will have in the future (Prov.6:6-6; Prov.21:20; James 4:13-15)….
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My Stewardship Practices – Part One: Spending, Debt, and Giving
One of my pastors and I recently taught a class on stewardship at our church. In one session, a young couple in the class asked about vacations. The question wasn’t very specific, and I took it as “is it good stewardship to spend money on vacations?” It was a reasonable and sincere question as money…
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So You Want to be an “Everyday Millionaire”?
Author and speaker Chris Hogan, who is part of Dave Ramsey’s team, just came out with a new book titled, Everyday Millionaires. In some ways, it is a follow-up to his earlier book on retirement, Retire Inspired. The book summary says that is shows: …how ordinary people built extraordinary wealth—and how you can too. You’ll…
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5 Reasons to be Humble in Retirement Stewardship
In our culture, success with money is usually associated with self-confidence, self-sufficiency, and self-determination. We take pride in how much money we make, how much we save, how much debt we paid off, and how well our investments do. The Internet is lit-up these days with stories of people who, through discipline, diligence and determination…
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