The better you steward your finances, the better you walk your walk.
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We’ll repeat here that in 1933, the US lead by FDR confiscated all Americans’ gold and then paid them what was then the stated rate, followed by a change in the stated rate which effectively dropped the value of the Dollars exchanged for the confiscated gold by almost half. None of us like to think [...]
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If you’re like most Americans, you try to make smart financial decisions. Although you’re busy, you do the best you can to get good information to do the right thing so your financial future is secure. Despite that effort, chances are you, like many others, are heading deep up a creek without a [...]
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“An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.” (Proverbs 20:21)
What do you want to leave the future generations of your family after you’re gone? What do you want to leave your children? What do you want to leave your grandchildren? Your great grandchildren? Beyond? Would you prefer to leave [...]
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The better he got to know James and his business, the more Ben realized that by making his whole life policy a foundational part of his financial stewardship, and utilizing it the way he had been, he was really functioning as a banker without all the mess of opening up an actual bank!
Ben was starting [...]
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“Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
28″ ‘Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. 29For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an [...]
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Let’s talk about real life for a minute. Financial discussions can often devolve into philosophical numerical debates that really have no place in reality. Do you want a good theory of how to have more money in your old age, or do you want to have more money in your old age?
Let’s ask the question [...]
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“In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but the foolish man devours all he has.” (Prov. 21:20)
What will you do if your car breaks down? What if you lose your job? Or are disabled and must wait a while before your insurance kicks in? We could list any number [...]
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In some states, probate is such a brutal, miserable affair that it is a serious mistake to not own the vast majority of your assets in trust. If privacy is a big concern for you, then setting up a trust should also be considered for this reason alone. Probate is a public process and so [...]
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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
The legal documents that support your financial endeavors are critical to a healthy Fruitful Tree throughout your lifetime. Yet, this is an area where most people are lax. We’ve [...]
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Some people believe that insurance companies are evil empires designed to remove you from your money, but did you know that they won’t insure a single thing for more than it is worth? If you have a home that is worth $250,000, you cannot insure it for $1,000,000. The insurance companies know that they would [...]
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