The time has come: You’re actually beginning to invest for retirement. But when you sit down to start putting your portfolio together, you find that the options are endless. So where do you even start? Welcome to Wise Investing, a new series of quick tip articles to help you put good investment wisdom into practice. […]

What would it cost to replace your entire home — and all of the contents inside it — if you were to lose it in a natural disaster? No matter how fancy or modest your home is, the amount of money that it would cost to replace it probably adds up to a staggering amount. […]

This verse underscores the gift of generosity and its important role in the church. Giving will probably never turn you into a “celebrity Christian” like leading, teaching or singing might. But God sees generosity as an important spiritual gift. He mentions it in the same context with these other high-profile functions in the church. God […]

This week in Questions and Answers, we’re tackling a question from Tim, a dad, web designer and former pastor in Nashville who has been through a tremendous medical emergency with one of his children, and is struggling to regain his financial footing with his work and family. We’ve included an abbreviated version of Tim’s question […]

Ten percent doesn’t seem like much. Offer me a 10% discount as enticement to eat at your restaurant or shop at your store, and I’ll probably just shrug. But when it comes to parting with our hard-earned money, many Christians see 10 percent as an insurmountable obstacle. That’s too bad, because they’re missing out on […]

There’s a big difference between becoming debt-free and staying debt free — just ask someone who has paid off a loan, only to turn around and get another one. For many people, debt can be an addiction. They’ve been borrowing money as long as they can remember, and they can’t imagine their lives without a […]

Sometimes it’s all you can muster to have a thankful heart and praise God for the things that He has done in your life. But did you know that there are things that you can do to inspire thanks and praise in other people? For the past few weeks, we’ve been discussing the many different […]

It’s a situation that many 20- and 30-somethings find themselves in: You’re married and have good jobs, and you’d like to buy a house… but you still have some debts left to pay off. So which should you do first — purchase a home or get out of debt? Unfortunately, the status quo in America […]

What are your thoughts on inflation? Should wages go up with inflation? Are companies obligated to give cost-of-living raises? — Jennifer, Kentucky Answer: Good question, Jennifer. Inflation should be on the mind of anyone who is carefully about money. It should also be on the mind of anyone who determines employee pay. Inflation is an […]

The way that you behave in life will go a long way toward determining your financial success or failure. If you let sin rule your life, don’t be surprised if you find yourself struggling financially, because many personal sins lead us down a path to poverty. We wrote a couple of weeks ago about the […]

If you’re having trouble sticking to your financial plan, it might be because your brain chemistry is working against you. Even people who make a commitment to get their financial act together often “fall off the wagon” from time to time. If you struggle to live within your budget or to make good financial decisions, […]

You’re 25 years old, at the beginning of your career, and excited about the world of possibilities that life has spread out before you. Believe it or not, this is the perfect time to begin thinking about retirement. Sure, you’ve got 40 years or more of work ahead of you before you clock out of […]

Question: Is doing “God’s work” more important then paying off debt? A friend of mine feels called to work full-time with kids and then do ministry two months of the year. His job with kids does not pay well, and neither does his ministry. I would not see a problem with this, but he is […]

Recently I watched a ministry organization that I dearly loved close its doors after decades of amazing service. The reasons for this ministry’s demise were financial, and the key factor that brought it all on was a growing burden of debt. Managing money in a ministry is a large and important task. Although people don’t […]