Bob Louder

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  10/13/2008

  Five TIPS on How to Get Back in the Black NOW

  Here’s a short quiz to help determine your financial health. Take the quiz, but don’t stop there. Read on for five things you can do NOW to improve your financial health.
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  10/11/2008

  8 Actions You MUST Take Now to Take Charge of Your Financial Future

  Why learn about money? Because nearly 80 percent of all divorced couples between the ages of 20 and 30 list financial difficulties as the primary cause of their separation.

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• 08/13/2008

  Prayerfully Set Your Goals

  Recall that according to the Bible, God-honoring investing is a critical element of good stewardship.
• 07/08/2008

  Seven Steps to Christian Saving and Investing

  Christian investor, please check your attitude at the door before you enter. According to the Bible, God-honoring investing is a critical element of good stewardship.
• 09/03/2007

  Are You B.U.S.Y?

  Debt Free Living God’s Way and Financial Freedom can be yours if you learn and prayerfully apply biblical principles to the material areas of your life. Finances are part of your material life, but so is time. God expects you to be the best possible steward of the time He gives you. Good time management goes hand-in-hand with good money management. Here are some thoughts I pray you will carefully consider as we conclude our Debt Free Living God’s Way time together.
• 08/11/2007

  Age Guidelines

  Your children will learn how to manage money—either from you, or the world. You can choose to teach your children, or advertising and the media will be happy to do the job for you. You need to be very pro-active. Here are some of the techniques we have used in our home for children ages 2-13 and for ages 14-18.
• 07/28/2007

  Teaching Children

  As parents, you want to see your children develop into Godly, mature, disciplined adults. You want them to avoid the many pitfalls, including financial pitfalls, which you experienced. Remember that you have already seen that God’s Word tells you that the way you handle your finances is a clear indication of whether or not you can handle greater things (Luke 16:10-11). Therefore, it makes sense to train your children to handle their finances in ways pleasing to God.
• 07/18/2007

  Godly Giving VIII

  There is absolutely no way we can adequately cover this topic in one session. What we can do is touch on the three basics that surround the single parents in our churches: Singles’ Needs, The Church’s Responsibility, and The Singles’ Responsibility.
• 07/09/2007

  Why Accumulate Wealth?

  As you read this I realize you might be in a tight financial situation. If this is the case, to you the answer to “Why Accumulate Wealth” is simply a matter of survival from paycheck to paycheck.
• 07/02/2007

  Godly Giving VI

  During our last several time together we talked about how important it is for you to understand the different opportunities you have for “Godly Giving.” Part of this understanding is to ask questions. These questions must be answered according to God’s Word and not based on “public opinion.” Before you finalize your Godly Giving plan, please consider these final questions and their biblical answers.
• 06/30/2007

  Godly Giving V

  There are two possible answers to this question. Both have their supporters and claim support from God’s Word. First is the position that you can choose to divide the tithe so as to give both inside and outside the church. The second teaches that the tithe should go into the church where you worship. I’ll share with you what I believe God’s Word says. However, you need to see what He says to you.
• 06/22/2007

  Godly Giving IV

  When we, as Christians, study and talk about “Godly Giving” lots and lots of questions come into play. How you choose to answer these questions will go a long way to determine how you will respond to God’s call to give. So, let’s spend some time taking a look at some “common giving questions” and suggest some possible answers based on God’s Word.
• 06/11/2007

  What You Need to Know About Prepaid Cards

  There are many ways to spend money. You can use your credit card (ick!) or store charge. You can use your debit card (ripe for identity theft). You can use cash (yea!). Is that it? Nope.
• 06/11/2007

  Godly Giving III

  As a Christian, you must consider four “Godly Giving” levels. Level One is the tithe. Level Two is giving out of obedience. Level Three is giving from your abundance. This time together we’ll talk about Level four-sacrificial giving.
• 06/05/2007

  How to Protect Yourself from Overdraft and Bounced Check Fees

  Sometimes it “just happens.” You work to be careful using your checkbook, but then you have an “emergency” and write a check hoping your deposit will hit your bank before the check. But the check gets there first and you find a nice, big, fat, NSF fee on your next statement. Can you guard against this expensive misuse of your checking account? Yes you can, but it takes understanding and discipline.