Chuck Bentley

Chuck Bentley

CP Guest Contributor

Chuck Bentley is CEO of Crown Financial Ministries, a global Christian ministry, founded by the late Larry Burkett. He is the host of a daily radio broadcast, My MoneyLife, featured on more than 1,000 Christian Music and Talk stations in the U.S., and author of his most recent book, Seven Gray Swans: Trends that Threaten Our Financial Future. Be sure to follow Crown on Facebook.

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  • Ask Chuck: Help for those bad at budgeting

    Ask Chuck: Help for those bad at budgeting

    My wife says that I don’t keep track of our money well enough. I think she’s right. I need an easy way to get things under control.

  • Ask Chuck: How to stop living paycheck to paycheck

    Ask Chuck: How to stop living paycheck to paycheck

    When our child was born two years ago, my wife and I decided that she should temporarily become a stay-at-home mom. Since then, we have struggled financially — oftentimes living paycheck to paycheck. We want to break out of this cycle but need your help.

  • Ask Chuck: Don’t worry, be hopeful about your finances

    Ask Chuck: Don’t worry, be hopeful about your finances

    I am worried about our family’s finances and don’t know how we can ever get ahead. As a husband and father, I need hope and a plan.

  • Ask Chuck: A simple plan to avoid new car depreciation

    Ask Chuck: A simple plan to avoid new car depreciation

    I like nice cars. However, I just paid off a new car that I purchased, and I learned what depreciation means — the hard way. I am determined to drive it as long as I can. Do you have any tips to help me avoid financing one in the future?

  • Ask Chuck: Is it biblical to be a ‘minimalist?’

    Ask Chuck: Is it biblical to be a ‘minimalist?’

    I helped my parents downsize this year. It took months because they had accumulated many things throughout their marriage. I was deeply convicted. How can I avoid the same problem and teach my children to live differently? Is it biblical to be a “minimalist”?

  • Ask Chuck: How do I help my teenager find a job?

    Ask Chuck: How do I help my teenager find a job?

    I’m encouraging my 16-year-old to get his first real job. It is not easy to do these days. My goal is to make the experience of looking for and landing a job as positive as I can. How can I encourage and prepare him?

  • Ask Chuck: God’s principles for a small business

    Ask Chuck: God’s principles for a small business

    I own a small business that I want to operate with Christian principles. I know Larry Burkett wrote “Business by the Book” years ago. Can you point me to some frameworks that will guide me? We have four employees but are growing rapidly.

  • Ask Chuck: How to keep calm when the market is not

    Ask Chuck: How to keep calm when the market is not

    Most of my retirement is invested in the stock market. My fear skyrocketed when things went crazy recently. I realize I need to make some changes for my physical and emotional health. How can I keep calm when the market is not?

  • Ask Chuck: When adult children depend on parents for money

    Ask Chuck: When adult children depend on parents for money

    Our adult son, age 30, still relies on us for money. We send him about $1000/month to cover shortfalls caused by inflation. We are debating whether we are enabling or empowering.

  • Ask Chuck: How can Christians help in a 'Divided States of America'

    Ask Chuck: How can Christians help in a 'Divided States of America'

    Our politicians have escalated strife and division in America. I am concerned we are now the “Divided States of America.” How can Christians make a difference?

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