A life lived for the glory of God
As you become a more generous giver, you more fully reflect God's life in you, for God is a giver.

Austin Pryor is the founder of Sound Mind Investing, America's best-selling investment newsletter written from a biblical perspective. SMI helps people manage money well so they can truly live well and give generously.
As you become a more generous giver, you more fully reflect God's life in you, for God is a giver.

The amount of wealth you can accumulate through investing is determined by many things. To be successful (and calm!) investor, it helps to focus on those can control rather than worry about those you can’t.

There's more involved than simply learning the rules of money management, isn't there? To paraphrase well-known investor Warren Buffett, if it was simply a matter of gaining enough knowledge, all librarians would be rich!

None of us can look back at a lifetime of spending, investing, and giving decisions and be totally pleased with our own performance. Being a good steward, however, is a game of recovery.
We must learn to set financial priorities that are honoring toward God and point toward the attainment of God-given goals.

A well-defined investing strategy is one of the cornerstones of a successful financial life. While investing techniques vary widely, all good strategies are built on the same foundation. Here are six core principles you should keep in mind as you plan your own strategy.

Have you ever stopped to consider the potential "future value" of the money you spend today? That is, if you were to save it rather than spend it, what would it be worth as you near retirement, say in 20 years?

What wonderful news to know that, in Christ, the slate is wiped clean and we do have the opportunity of beginning again.

When I was growing up, one of the worst things that could be said about you was that you were a quitter. But being a quitter has gotten a bad rap.

When you enter an investment, always have a specific plan in place that will trigger your exit. No exceptions. Even when you know you're right. Especially when you know you're right.
