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6 Practical Ways to Spend Less and Create Financial Margin

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Feeling like you're living paycheck to paycheck? The secret to building wealth and reducing financial stress isn't always about earning more; it’s about creating financial margin —the space between what you earn and what you spend. By taking control of where your money goes, you can align your spending with your values and start working toward your goals. Sometimes it seems that God’s financial provision for us isn’t constantly growing larger and larger and we need to be wise about how we spend these resources.  If you are not regularly receiving raises at work and extra income for side jobs or business isn’t a possibility in this season of life, you may want to consider how to save money by spending less on your everyday expenses.   In Genesis 41: 34-36, we read, “Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. And let them gather all the food of these good years that are comi...

Why Living Below Your Means Unlocks True Financial Freedom

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  Why Living Below Your Means Unlocks True Financial Freedom Yesterday morning the alarm went off. I usually wake up at the alarm and get the day going, but not yesterday. I just wanted to stay in bed a little longer. Because I stayed in bed, I didn’t get my normal routine going and so my morning got thrown off. As he always does, God met me in my experiences and part of my Bible reading was Proverbs 24. It is full of verses like 33 & 34: “A little sleep, a little slumber, and little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will be upon you like a robber and want like an armed man.” Such a good reminder that in my life to not overly prioritize rest and relaxation. Proverbs 24:27 also hit home: “Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.” We seem to be reminded and instructed to prioritize work and income before planning our household expenses. God provides for us through our work that he has given us the ability ...