Tithing and Giving in Retirement
Most of us will see a change in our financial situation in retirement. Instead of earning an income from work, we will start receiving income from other...
7 Hard Truths About Retirement
I was recently reading an article in Forbes magazine titled, "Can You Handle the Truth About Retirement?" It was enlightening but frankly also a little...
The Link Between Thankfulness and Retirement Stewardship
The Thanksgiving holiday is almost here. Have you noticed that each year Thanksgiving seems to be more and more about "Black Friday" than Thanksgiving...
Financial Advisors – Part 3: How to Choose One
This article is the third and final one in my series about Financial Advisors. If you read the first two, you hopefully have a better understanding of what...
Financial Advisors – Part 2: How They're Paid
In the last article, I discussed the different types of financial advisors and the various settings they work in. In this article, I go into how financial...
Financial Advisors – Part 1: What They Do
My next three posts will be about financial advisors. I know what you're thinking: Oh, fun…another blogger is going to bash my friendly broker or insurance...
The High Calling of Retirement Stewardship
The articles on this blog approach the subject of retirement from a biblical stewardship perspective. That view, which I believe is supported in Scripture,...
Inflation: A Quiet Threat to Retirement Stewardship
I remember when I was a teenager and could buy a gallon of gas for less than 50 cents. (I think I remember paying 35 cents at a Hess station near my home.)...
Can Retirement Stewardship Make you a Rich Fool?
The short answer is no, not if you practice it based on tried and true principles of Biblical stewardship. In fact, "stewardship" and "fool" together in the...
The 8 Questions I Need to Answer Before I Decide to Retire
I get this question fairly often: "When are you going to retire?" Perhaps because I am almost 65 and mentioned that I'm receiving solicitations from Medicare...
If You're Close to (or in) Retirement You Need to Understand "Sequence of Returns Risk"
As I wrote in my last article, wise saving is an essential part of biblical stewardship (Prov.13:11; Prov.21:20). We save for needs that we are aware of in...
Biblical Traits of a Successful Investor
The subtitle of this blog is, "save diligently, invest wisely, give generously, live abundantly." I included investing in the mix because it is a very...
Relocating in Retirement: Should You Stay or Should You Go?
Perhaps you remember a 1982 song from the punk/rock band The Clash titled, "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" Admittedly, other than the title, it actually has...
Why You Should Consider Delaying Collecting Social Security Benefits
I know quite a few people who have taken an early "traditional" retirement. By that I mean they were between age 62 and 66 and relying on Social Security,...
Boats, Seashells, Softball, and Retirement Stewardship
Tim Challies recently highlighted an article published on the Gospel Coalition blog in the "A la carte Friday" daily feature on his blog. The GC article,...
The Most Important Thing to do in Your 60s and Beyond to Retire With Dignity
This article is the fourth and final one in a series about the most important thing you can do in different stages of life to be able to "retire with...
The Most Important Thing to do in Your 40s and 50s to Retire With Dignity
This article, the third in a series, is focused on those in their 40s and 50s. If you're younger than that, you may want to take a look at the first two...
The Most Important Thing to do in Your 30s and 40s to Retire With Dignity
This article is the second in a four-part series on the most important thing to do in different stages of life to be able to retire with dignity. This time,...
The Most Important Thing to do in Your 20s and 30s to Retire With Dignity
On this blog, I provide a checklist of things you can do during different stages of life to "retire with dignity." In this article – the first in a series of...
Church Fathers, Catechisms, and Retirement Stewardship
Over the years, I have read a few of the reformed confessions and catechisms. I have even taught the Shorter Catechism to children in Sunday School. I...