Faith-Based Finance
Session III: Being Good Stewards

Typical Use of Income

Wise Use of Income

Long-Term Goals

Reflection Question:

What are my Long-Term Financial Goals—and how does my Christian faith inform my setting of these Goals?

The Pitch from a Consumer Culture

 
“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned
to buy things they don’t need
to impress people they don’t like.”

—Will Rogers

 
“for I have learned to be content with whatever I have.
I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

—Philippians 4:11b-13

Reflection Question:

As Christians, how do we decide the difference between a want and a need—and how can we find contentment with less of the former?

Stingy:

 reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious: He’s a stingy old miser.

 
 Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

—2 Corinthians 9:7

Ideas for being Frugal

Reflection Question:

What are some of your favorite tips for being frugal?

Typical Use of Income

Reflection Question:

How has the financing of my lifestyle contributed to my overall debt, and how has this affected my giving and my saving for long-term goals?