Thanksgiving is here! Its a nice holiday, and like Christmas, it has special significance to Christians due to its origin and also because of the importance of thankfulness in our daily lives. It also has significant meaning in the context of stewardship. The main idea behind stewardship is that everything we have has been given…
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How to Allocate Your 15% Savings for Retirement
The financial nerds out there may like this article as it is going to get a little “technical”. It’s also a little long. But that’s mainly due to the nature of this subject, so I hope you bear with me. In an earlier article, I cited a study by The Center for Retirement Research (CRR)…
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What Will You Do When You Retire?
In a brief conversation with a friend after church recently, the topic of “retirement” came up. He and I are about the same age. He made a statement that stuck with me. He said that he was thinking about retirement but had one big concern – he didn’t have any idea what he would do…
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What About Dave Ramsey’s 15% Rule?
In my recent series of articles about what to do if you think you are behind in saving for retirement, I reviewed some of the current thinking about retirement savings targets based on your pre-retirement income. That raises an important question. If you decide that you want to try to have a certain amount by…
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Retirement Stewardship in your 20s
If you’re in your 20s, and perhaps just out of college or in your first “real” job, you may be thinking, “So, what exactly does all this stuff about retirement stewardship have to do with me? Isn’t this really only important for older people who are getting close to retirement?” Well, the short answer is a big…
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Behind in Saving for Retirement? (Part 6)
This is the sixth and final article in a six part series on what to do if you are behind in your retirement stewardship. If you haven’t done so, please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. This has been a long series, but hopefully you have found it informative and encouraging. In my last article, I…
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