The Financial Literacy Gap and How to Close It for Your Family
Financial literacy is not taught in most schools. It is not covered in most churches. And it is not offered in most communities. The gap is not an accident. But it is fixable.
Financial literacy is not taught in most schools. It is not covered in most churches. And it is not offered in most communities. The gap is not an accident. But it is fixable.
God did not ask Moses what he needed. He asked what he already had. The staff became a miracle. The same question applies to your family’s finances. What do you already have that could become something more?
A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children. Not just children. Children’s children. Solomon is asking you to make financial decisions with a multigenerational lens.
Hosea 4:6 is not motivational language. It is a diagnosis. The knowledge gap in our communities is real. The destruction it produces is real. And it is preventable.
Most CPAs are focused on last year’s return. Very few are having the conversation about how your retirement income will be taxed when you start drawing from your accounts.
Both builders heard the same teaching. Both built houses. The storm hit both. Only one foundation held. The difference was not intelligence or faith. It was what they built on.
Life insurance used to only pay out at death. Living benefits changed that. Now a policy can provide income during a critical illness, chronic condition, or terminal diagnosis – while you are still alive.
The Proverbs 31 woman is the most complete financial portrait in all of scripture. She does not wait to be provided for. She is the provision. Chayil – the same word used for Boaz.
A widow came to Elisha in crisis. Her sons were about to be taken for debt. Elisha asked: What do you have in your house? She had oil. He multiplied it. The miracle started with what was already there.
If no one in your family has built transferable wealth before, you are the first generation. That means everything you build is a foundation. Here is what you need to know.
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