Participants – Faith & Money Matters

We pray that by participating in the Navigating Your Finances God’s Way Small Group study, you will learn that God cares for you in all areas – even how you manage money and possessions. The link below will take you to all of the practical applications for the study, organized by week. On the bottom of the list are additional resources you will find helpful.

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Week 1 – Stewardship

• DAY 1 – Spending Plan
  • Spending Plan Categories
  • Video Tutorial – Spending Plan Categories
• DAY 2 – 30 Day Tracking – Income & Expenses
  • 30 Day Tracking form page 1
  • 30 Day Tracking form page 2
  • Video Tutorial – 30 Day Tracking
• DAY 3 – Compass Map
  • Compass Map
  • Video Tutorial – Compass Map
• DAY 4 – Destination 1
  • Use the Compass Map—Destination 1
• DAY 5 – Tracking Your Spending
  • Use the 30 Day Tracking form – DAY 2

Week 2  – Debt

• DAY 1- List Your Debts
  • List Your Debts page 1
  • List Your Debts page 2
  • Video Tutorial – List Your Debts and Snowball Them
• DAY 2 – Debt Prioritization
  • Use the List Your Debts form – Day 1
• DAY 3 – Snowball Your Debts
  • Use the List Your Debts form – Day 1
• DAY 4 – Net Worth Calculation
  • Net Worth Calculation form
• DAY 5 – Credit Report
  • You can access a copy of your credit report by going to AnnualCreditReport.com.

Week 3 – Honesty & Work

• DAY 1- Honesty In All Situations
  • Use question 6 on page 53 in your workbook.
• DAY 2 – Variable Expenses
  • Variable Expenses form
• DAY 3 – Get a Pay Raise
  • Use the form on page 60 in your workbook.
• DAY 4 – Two Income Families
  • Second Wage Earner Income and Expense form
• DAY 5 – Irregular Income
  • Irregular Income form

Week 4 – Saving & Investing

• DAY 1- Maximize Your Retirement Savings
  • Calculator – 401k Contribution Effects on Your Paycheck
• DAY 2 – Estimated Spending Plan
  • Estimated Spending Plan form
• DAY 3 – How Long Will My Retirement Savings Last?
  • Calculator – How Long Will My Retirement Savings Last?
• DAY 4 – Life Insurance Needs
  • Life Insurance Worksheet
• DAY 5 – Home Rent vs. Buy
  • Calculator – Home Rent vs. Buy

Week 5 – Counsel & Crisis

• DAY 1- Your Community
  • Community Worksheet – on page 95 in your workbook.
• DAY 2 – Budget Percentages
  • Percentage Guidelines worksheet
• DAY 3 – Tweak Your Spending Plan
  • Tweak Sheet
• DAY 4 – Crisis Budget Day 1
  • Use Question 5 on page 105 in your workbook.
• DAY 5 – Crisis Budget Day 2
  • Use Questions 4 and 5 on page 109 in your woorkbook.

Week 6 – Generosity & Eternity

• DAY 1- Generosity Grid
  • Generosity Grid worksheet
  • Video Tutorial: Generosity Grid
• DAY 2 – Generosity Plan
  • Generosity Plan worksheet
• DAY 3 – Financial Goals
  • Financial Goals worksheet
  • Video Tutorial: Financial Goals
• DAY 4 – The Deed
  • The Deed worksheet
  • Video Tutorial – The Deed
• DAY 5 – Your Journey
  • Use Question 5 on page 129 in your workbook.

The financial calculators below will also help you on your journey to financial freedom.

• Financial Calculators