Manage Your Money God's Way

If you are like most people, your important information is scattered all over the place. It may be in a file drawer, on your desk, in your computer or on your phone.  What would happen if you were incapacitated and your family or caretakers needed to handle your affairs? Would they know where the important information in located and how to use it? Join us to hear what you need to get organized. The  Compass Blog  has more on creating, updating, and organizing all that information so your family knows where it is and can use it if needed.

You may have heard of the FIRE Movement either on social media or in the news. FIRE stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. Brent and Amy Jones are a young couple with young children. In this episode of Money Stories, Brent and Amy talk about their pursuit of financial independence and how they balance their family's needs, generosity, and their financial goals. Visit CompassCatholic.org for more information about Compass Catholic and our many offerings. Music Credit:Happy by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/happy-musicbyaden Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IOtFV3u_g5E

A sequel to last week's episode, Jaclyn and John Kennedy are back to discuss their desire to find a money/life balance that works for their family. Jaclyn has been able to modify her work schedule to be able to spend more time with their young children. Like most decisions, this one had financial implications they've had to navigate together. 

Watching the stock market going up and down can cause stress, tension and anxiety.  Yet there is nothing we can do about it.  And you haven’t really lost any money until you pull the money out of the market. Until then, it’s just a number on paper. Instead of stressing over what you can’t control, try meditating on 1 Timothy 6:7-8, “For we brought nothing into the world, just as we shall not be able to take anything out of it. If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with that.” The  Compass Blog  has more on putting the stock market gyrations into perspective.

When John Kennedy decided to leave the firm he was with and start his own business, he knew that decision would impact his family, financially and otherwise. In this episode of Money Stories, John and Jaclyn Kennedy share how they navigated this decision as a family and lessons learned along the way.

Are you stressing to the max due to job layoffs, the potential for job loss, empty grocery shelves, being stuck in the house, worrying about the health of your family and financial insecurity? Maybe some of these things are simply out of your control. But one of the ways to feel better is to actively control those things that you are able to control. Read the Compass  Blog  for more ideas about staying sane during these crazy times.s 

It is easy to get into a spending rut and not pay attention to where the money is going. But those assumptive spending habits can be wasting your hard earned cash. Look at both the big things and the small things you buy on a regular basis in order to challenge each and every expense to see what can be eliminated. The Compass Catholic  blog  has more on which expenses to challenge. Your bank account will thank you!

Danielle Bean is a wife, mom of eight, author, speaker, and host of Girlfriends podcast. In this episode of Money Stories, Danielle shares how she and her husband financially navigate having a large family while teaching their children about stewardship. CompassCatholic.org Music Credit: Happy by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/happy-musicbyaden Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IOtFV3u_g5E

Have you sat in Mass on Sunday, knowing you should be focusing on the homily, but instead stressing about your money? The thoughts that pop in our heads range from small “Did I pay that electric bill?” type questions to bigger concerns like “How can we ever afford kids when we’re too strapped paying our student loans?” We sit there and wonder how we can be such anxious mess while everyone else looks like they have their financial act together. The truth is that most of our financial issues are not unique. We just think they are because we don’t talk about them. The Money Stories Podcast aims to get Catholics talking about their money because we learn best by listening to stories. In this podcast, Caitlyn Kano, AFC FFC, will interview fellow Catholics who have a money story to tell. Together, we can benefit from the lessons they learned on their personal journeys to become faithful financial stewards.  Music Credits: Happy by MusicbyAden  https://soundcloud.com/musicbyaden  Creat

Paying back student loans can be a long painful process. Join us and our guest, Victoria Sechrist, the Consumer Catholic, for tips about paying off student loans. There is also a 5-part blog series related to this podcast: Feeling Hopeless About Student Loans? Start with a Theological Virtue Slay Those student Loans with Prudence