With millions of people across the country unemployed or furloughed, coronavirus has curtailed the cash flow of many families who still have bills to pay. Here, from Fortune magazine, are some coping strategies.
Personal finance during COVID-19
Members of faith communities are already feeling the financial pinch from the disruptions caused by responses to COVID-19. Providing access to resources that outline where and how to get help and offering safe digital space to talk can help lessen anxiety and fears. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a great place to start. (Photo: […]
Cultivate your (and others’) financial resilience
You’ve probably heard talk about the importance of emotional resilience, but how about financial resilience? Managing one’s money faithfully is a profound act of stewardship. How can you help others in your faith community cultivate more resilience when it comes to money? This article offers suggestions. (Photo: Neil Cummings, Creative Commons)
A Handbook on Faith and Money
Here’s a wonderful resource written for those preparing for church vocations but equally applicable for anyone who wants to align personal money practices with beliefs and values. This book, written by Bob Massie and produced by Yale Divinity School with support from the Lilly Foundation, is available for PDF download. (Photo: © Alfredo Muller – Fotolia.com)
How Finance-Savvy Are You? Take the Test
Most Americans believe their financial knowledge is pretty good, but financial literacy is on the decline, says the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. How savvy are you? Take the Christian Science Monitor’s online quiz to find out what you know — and what you need to know! (Photo by Alberto G.: Creative Commons)
Imagine Going a Year Without Shopping
Author and bookstore co-owner Ann Patchett gave up buying stuff (well mostly) for an entire year. “The unspoken question of shopping is ‘What do I need?’ What I needed was less,” Patchett writes in the New York Times. Read about her year and what she experienced during this experiment. Could you go a whole 365 […]
Save With Handmade Christmas Gifts
You know the drill: Shop, shop, shop for a Christmas gift. Look, look, look for something that’s nice and within your budget. Spend, spend, spend on your credit card, then pay, pay, pay it off. There’s a better way. Handmade Christmas gifts tell your loved ones that you care because you’ve done more than just […]
Contentment as Cure for Affluenza
“Affluenza has not just changed the world, it has also changed the way we see the world.,” writes Dr. Richard Denniss, economist and executive director of The Australia Institute. He believes that just as we learned to crave consumption, we need to learn to embrace contentment. “If people loved their things, cared for them, maintained and […]
Midlife’s 3-Way Financial Squeeze
Call it a three-headed beast: People in midlife often face pressures to save for retirement, to pay for children’s education and help their retired parents. What a bind! But you can slay the beast with some realistic goals and sound planning. This article from Everyday Stewardship magazine has some tips. (Photo: Patrick Feller, Creative Commons)
Faith Points on Managing Money
MONEY! How many times have you thought: “If only I didn’t have to worry about money, life would be easy”? Did you know that Jesus had more to say about money than he did about heaven? He realized, of course, that money was going to give us lots of trouble, and he wanted us to know how to […]
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