Ask Chuck: How to wisely invest in your children
What advice would you give for using money to impact our children and build a strong family? We have limited funds and want to be wise as well as strategic.
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.
Ask Chuck: Recovering financially from the hurricanes
The company I work for was destroyed as a result of Hurricane Helene. We are surviving, but things are very tight financially, and we are emotionally overloaded. What should we do to work our way out of this crisis?
Ask Chuck: Big spenders run into big problems
My wife and I started over-spending after receiving a big raise. Since then, we have realized how wasteful we’ve become with God’s money. We are worried about living without a safety net. What steps would help us get back on track?
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
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
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
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?’
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?
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
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.
