Faith And Finances

Many of us start out our adult lives in financial reactive mode. Needing their own place to live, many young adults will naturally rent a place, bringing with it a slew of new bills: electricity, gas, water, internet, groceries. It is easy to understand how we can get to the point where it feels like we are working just to pay bills. For many it may feel as if money controls us, instead of us controlling our money. The good news is that we can turn this around. We can get to the position of controlling money matters, rather than letting money matters control us.   In This Episode We Look At: Two Financial Muscles to Train: The Proactive Muscle The First Step: Assess  You need a clear picture of your current financial system. [fitness illustration: What do beginners need to do?"] Everyone has a financial system; although many of us are uncertain as to what it really looks like. Write out a list of your monthly totals for everything. The second Step: Choose to reduce/eliminate The wonderful news is that as a