Navigating the Financial Roadway: Finding God’s Plan for Living Well

To help you get on a good start for the new year, we are including the beginning of a series on how to establish and maintain a spending plan according to God's design. We have found that a spending plan (a.k.a. budget) can be the single best thing individuals or couples can do to reduce stress in their lives and their marriage.

1. Do you know where you spent all of your money last year?
2. Did you spend less than you made last year?
3. Were you able to accomplish your financial goals?
4. Did you seek and follow God's direction for your spending?

If you answered “no” to any of those questions, a spending plan would greatly enhance the quality of life you experience.

For beginning your spending plan, here's some helpful information and forms.

• The Control System
• Spending plan - Getting Started
• Spending plan - Mapping Out the Route
• Spending plan - Expense Categories - Part I, Part II and Part III
• New spending plan
• Obstacle outlooks vs. God's perspective - Part I and Part II
• Percentage guidelines
• Forms
  • Existing spending
  • Income allocation
  • Estimated monthly spending worksheet
  • Debt summary

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