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Financial Literacy for Kids and The Bible

Romans 8:16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God With much of the country not requiring the education of students on financial literacy (29 of 50 states)[1], majority of the instruction expectations fall onto the parents. However, 75% of all teens believe they are lacking in financial literacy….

Stocks and The Bible

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. When you think of American stock exchanges you think of one of two places usually: the New York stock exchange (NYSE) or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ). There are also over-the-counter opportunities to buy stock. The New York Stock Exchange evolved…

Pension Plans and The Bible

Genesis 41:34-36 “Let Pharoah proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. And let them gather all the food of the good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharoah for food in the cities,…

Bankruptcy and The Bible

2 Kings 25: 8-10 8 On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, an official of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 9 He set fire to the temple of the LORD, the royal palace and all the houses…

Investing in Your Home and The Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:18 Because of sloth the building decays, and through indolence the house leaks. Your house is an investment. During COVID, there was a price boom that hasn’t settled. The interest rates were raised to cut demand. There is an expected increase in supply by 2030 titled the “silver tsunami” as baby boomers leave their…

Retirement and the Bible

Numbers 8:23-26 GOD spoke to Moses: “These are your instructions regarding the Levites: At the age of twenty-five they will join the workforce in the Tent of Meeting; at the age of fifty they must retire from the work. They can assist their brothers in the tasks in the Tent of Meeting, but they are…

Emergency Funds and the Bible

The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them….

Richest People on Patience

“The real story of Facebook is just that we’ve worked so hard for all this time. I mean, the real story is actually probably pretty boring, right? I mean, we just sat at our computers for six years and coded.” – Mark Zuckerberg o Net Worth: $141 Billion “We always overestimate the change that will…

Financial Scams and the Bible

Psalm 1:1-3 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, Or stand around with sinners, or join with mockers. But delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the river bank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never…

The Financial Female and the Bible

Proverbs 31 Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character 10 [b]A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. 11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She selects wool and…

Financial Bliss and The Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:10 Whoever loves money never has enough; Whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. Money has a direct relationship with happiness until a certain point. There is a plateau in the connection between salary and contentment after a threshold of around $75,000 to $100,000 in annual income. This research suggests that more…

Life Insurance and The Bible

1 Timothy 5:8 “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” There are at least 102 million Americans living with a life insurance coverage gap. That are people that are insured or underinsured that say they…

Debt and the Bible

Psalm 37:21 The wicked borrow and never repay, But the godly are generous givers. By the end of 2022, American household debt was at $16.9 trillion, a $2.75 trillion increase from 2019. $11.92 trillion was due to mortgages, $1.6 trillion from student loans, $1.55 trillion on vehicle loans, and $986 billion from credit cards. As…

Estate Planning and the Bible

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. In a modern context, the word meek means quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on, or submissive. However, to fully understand Jesus’s meaning from the famous sermon on the mount, we should also look at the word in multiple languages. The Hebrew word for…

Retirement Savings and the Bible

Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, But whoever gathers little by little will increase it. As one in four of Americans do not have a retirement savings plan, financial awareness becomes more important for both individuals and couples. The median retirement account is $120,000 with only 36% of people believing their retirement planning is…

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