Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, online, or search ‘The Stewardology Podcast’ in your favorite podcast app. The Diderot Effect “The Diderot Effect states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things” (Forbes). Here are some modern day examples of the Diderot Effect in real life today…(exerpt [...]
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, online, or search ‘The Stewardology Podcast’ in your favorite podcast app. In last week's episode we covered an important topic, specifically not comparing your investment returns to that of the S&P 500. We specifically spoke that one ought to remember the Biblical principles that we laid out, which were: Diversify your investments! [...]
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, online, or search ‘The Stewardology Podcast’ in your favorite podcast app. Bible Verses to Help Us Understand Today's Episode Diversification is a key, and critical aspect of investing. Ecclesiastes 11:2 - "Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land." One of [...]
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, online, or search ‘The Stewardology Podcast’ in your favorite podcast app. Many people, as they age, look back at their life and think through how they would, or possibly could, have done some things differently. As that decade of birthdays rolls into the next one, they look back with much introspection and [...]
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, online, or search ‘The Stewardology Podcast’ in your favorite podcast app. Financial challenges can be overwhelming, tiring, and emotionally and physically consuming! It is like a nagging hacking cough that is persistent day and night. It will not go away and the longer it persists, the more painful it becomes. As the [...]
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, online, or search ‘The Stewardology Podcast’ in your favorite podcast app. I am sure that many in our listening audience are familiar with the writings of C.S. Lewis. One of his popular and timeless writings is called “The Screwtape Letters.” Here is a brief synopsis of this book by Britannica.com: Written in [...]
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, online, or search ‘The Stewardology Podcast’ in your favorite podcast app. Loans today are, in one sense, a necessary evil. As much as we preach and teach to save and not take out a loan, sometimes it becomes very difficult to move forward without having one! Yet, it may not be you [...]
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, online, or search ‘The Stewardology Podcast’ in your favorite podcast app. There are many different ways to save for those later days, and one great way is through an employer sponsored retirement plan, often known as a 401k or 403b retirement savings plan. So, what is one to do if your employer [...]
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, online, or search ‘The Stewardology Podcast’ in your favorite podcast app. “Finishing life to the glory of Christ means finishing life in a way that makes Christ look glorious.” John Piper “Rethinking Retirement” Crossway Books What a great opening sentence from John Piper’s book titled “Rethinking Retirement.” In his statement, he [...]
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, online, or search ‘The Stewardology Podcast’ in your favorite podcast app. I am sure you heard the idiom, “The devil is in the details…” This idiom indicates that something may seem simple, but in fact the details are complicated and likely to cause problems. When it comes to retirement planning, there are [...]