Watching Investments
Watching investments is like biblical watching and caring for your flock. Scripture says take care of your flock. Make sure your ox is healthy. Our investments are different, yet still in need of oversight.
Lean Times
Lean times bring temptation. We can envy those seemingly untouched. We can want the right thing for the wrong reasons, or we can want the right thing at the wrong time.
College - What That Dollar Is Worth
Valerie, with your three college age sons, I watched you teach them a visual lesson about college dollars I’d never seen before. Explain, please!
Paying For College
Scripture discourages debt. Keep it short and small. Valerie, your thoughts?
Comparing Colleges
College costs are a big expense. They have increased and their value is no guaranteed of early higher income. Valerie, you had three college students at one time. Your thoughts?
Foundation
Is your budget dependent on credit cards or maybe your income will be larger next year? Are you comparing what you have with others?
Skill Training
We train widows in African villages in the skill of tailoring. Of our first widow graduates, three of these newly certified tailors started a business!
Markets Up - Markets Down
Markets up, markets down. Hope rises, hope falls. Most Americans hold some stake in the stock markets. Those investments may be fickle.
Understanding Stocks
God sometimes allows us to have more than we need. Deciding where to invest surplus is important. I’m a fan of stocks. But . . .
Comparing Risk
Yes, it’s biblical to build wealth. Our culture encourages taking risks and being impulsive.