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Debt-Free Living

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Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees by Ellie Kay, Revell Publishers (ISBN: 0800787250)

What children are taught early on about money management greatly affects their future. Even if you are able to give your children money when they ask for it, they won’t be able to hold out their hand all their life. Ellie Kay has written several books on smart, doable budgeting for families, without going into debt that teach principles of saving money and working for what you want when you’re young. She also emphasizes how to avoid spending on impulse and the importance of giving.

This book will give you many helpful suggestions, presented in a lighthearted way that uses one family’s personal experiences in money adventures and learning experiences to teach practical tools for life.

 


God and Your Stuff: The Vital Link Between Your Possessions and Your Soul by Wesley Wilmer with Martyn Smith, NavPress, 2002 (ISBN: 1576832341)

In God and your Stuff, Wesley Wilmer challenges the thinking that what we do with our stuff has not effect on the Christian life. An established authority on stewardship as a spiritual discipline, Wilmer lays a biblical foundation for the crucial connection between our eternal souls and our earthly possessions. Learn how our use of possessions is a good barometer of our character, and how our giving practices develop our faith and shape us into the stewards God intended us to be. If you are ready to add a new dimension to your Christian walk, let God and Your Stuff show you how to build a vital link between your possessions and your soul.

 


Free and Clear: God's Road Map to Debt-Free Living by Howard Dayton, Moody Publishers, 2006 (SBN: 0802422578)

Debt has become a crippling way of life for millions of people in North America. Almost half of all families spend more money than they earn. Along with the obvious financial challenges, skyrocketing debt leads to increased stress, compromised health and devastated relationships. God has a better way! And He has laid it out clearly in scripture.

By learning and applying the simple, practical advice found in the bible, Howard Dayton was able to break the bonds of debt and achieve financial freedom - and you can tool! Whether your debt is a high-interest loan, home mortgage, auto payments, credit cards purchases, or all of the above, you can become debt-free.

Free and clear offers biblical money-management practices that will restore your financial health and refresh your spirit. The step-by-step approach and compassionate writing will give you hope and encouragement as you begin your journey to financial freedom.

 

 

Storehouse Principle

The Storehouse Priniciple by Al Jandl and Van Crouch, 2004, Cross Staff Publishers (ISBN: 0974387606)

From the book: “Today’s world is not the same as it used to be. It is now common for people to change jobs many times during their adult lives. Millions of people are one layoff or medical emergency away from bankruptcy. Many are fearful because of this financial uncertainty. The Storehouse Principle is a practical way to revolutionize our walk with God and dispel that fear.”
It is the authors’ belief that Deuteronomy 28:8 gives us the scriptural basis that God promises a blessing based on the money we save. Examples of storehouses in the Bible come from David, Nehemiah and Joseph who obeyed God and set materials aside for times of war or famine. The authors attest that you don’t need much to begin a storehouse, but once you have one, its’ purpose is not just personal, but for helping others as well.
If you are curious to know more pick this book up…it is worth the reading.

 

Total Money Makeover

 		 The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

By Dave Ramsey, Thomas Nelson, 2003 (ISBN: 0785263268)
We need not believe the lie that debt is expected and unavoidable. We can actually do something about it!

True freedom is not having everything you want; it’s living within the disciplined lifestyle that God has called us to and being free from trying to attain to the world’s standard of success.



Taming The Money Monster

 
Taming the Money Monster

by Ron Blue, Tyndale House, 2000 (ISBN: 1561795879)
The key to achieving financial success isn’t a feel good quick solution, says this author. You need to spend less than you earn and do it for a long time, without any shortcuts or avoidance of lifestyle change or rearranging of priorities. Future financial freedom comes with a present cost. Debt is indeed a money monster, yet attempting to meet our own needs our own ways, outside of God, is never the answer. An excellent read, full of solid biblical counsel.



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A Balanced Life

 		 A Balanced Checkbook = A Balanced Life: An Exercise in Handling $

Produced by Stewardship Resources, Corps Ministries Department, THQ, 2007

Download A Balanced Checkbook (Excel Document)
The purpose of this program is to give you a method for getting control over your money instead of your money controlling you.

Many people don’t have enough money at the end of the month.

Others want to get their spending under control so that they are “using wisely” the resources God has entrusted to them.
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