Posts Tagged ‘Biblical Financial Literacy’
Biblical Financial Literacy: Saving Money
Financial freedom is magnificent, but it’s also rare. Why? It doesn’t come naturally; we must continually fight for it. Imagine an intense battle raging on four sides of your financial territory.
Read MoreBiblical Financial Literacy: Sharing Money
So far, we looked at the two most important battle zones in our fight for financial freedom: personal productivity (November) and personal consumption (February). Now it’s time to consider how we share our own money—voluntarily or involuntarily. Involuntary Sharing? Involuntary sharing? You guessed it! Taxes. March and April are taxing times in Canada. If you…
Read MoreBiblical Financial Literacy: Controlling Consumption
In November we looked at the least discussed key to financial success—our personal productivity. Now its time to look at the most common reason for financial failure—excess personal consumption. What to buy? In many ways unbridled consumption is the hallmark of our age. We are being fed the lie that more stuff brings more happiness.…
Read MoreBiblical Financial Literacy: Productivity
November is financial literacy month in Canada. I suspect we will hear much about the stock market, inflation, taxes, interest rates, and retirement woes but little, if any, about productivity. Personal productivity is the neglected essential to financial success. It’s a human trait to look outside for solutions while often the answer is in our…
Read MoreBiblical Financial Literacy: An Introduction
In just three years, the greatest teacher of all time impacted the world more than anyone else. How was that possible? Jesus Christ was both human and divine. What did He say about financial literacy? A lot! He taught about money matters more than heaven and hell combined. Many of His parables were filled with financial overtones.…
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