What to do if you can’t pay your bills:
If you are struggling to make your monthly obligations, we recommend you go to the Compass Catholic Facebook page and watch the Live Event entitled “Creating a Crisis Budget.” During…
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays as it is the only holiday where we gather for the specific purpose of being thankful to the Lord for all that we’ve…
God Marriage & Money
When a couple gets married they each bring assumptions and preconceived notions about money into their marriage. He thinks $1,000 in debt is horrible. She thinks $10,000 in debt is…
Are You Being Honest With Yourself?
Fifty or sixty years ago, if you had asked someone if they were honest or truthful, they would have looked at you as if you had two heads. At…
Seeking Godly Counsel
When we really want to buy something, how many times do we slow down enough to seek Godly counsel before purchasing it? The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are:…
Middle Class Money Mistakes
According to a Pew Research study done in 2014, the middle class is defined as people who have an annual salary between $42,000 - $125,000. That is a huge margin…
The Importance of Stuff
A week after the horrific Las Vegas shooting, the area which was once host to a day of country music was full of abandoned items which were being catalogued and…
There’s a Catfish on the Sidewalk!
We’ve spent a lot of time this month preparing for then dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. For you non-Floridians, hurricane preparation means securing anything in the yard or…
The Tradeoff Between Energy, time and Money
Do you remember summers as a child when you had unlimited energy and all the time in the world to do whatever you wanted to do before the start of…
Work is More Than a Job
We are all called to be workers. In the earliest part of the creation story God, the universe’s first worker, gave Adam the garden to “tend and keep” (Genesis 2:15). …