Change Maker by Compass Catholic Ministries

How to Manage Money in Your 20's

Managing money well is not complex but it can be difficult if you aren’t paying attention to income and spending. Join us for tips on how to manage money well while you are in your 20’s. Your 50 year old self will thank you.

The Compass Catholic blog has more about millennial money management.

The Spiritual Cost of Debt

Over spending and the resulting debt can have a negative impact on the family when mom and dad are stressed by the bills and the kids are learning how to fund a lifestyle they can’t afford.

All the consumerism in our society has an impact on our faith. Join us for a discussion on the spiritual cost of debt and read the Compass blog for more.

Retiring? What will you do with your 401K?

Planning for retirement can be a fun time as you prepare for a new season of life. It can also be a time of many financial decisions which will have long term impacts. Making the wrong decision about your 401K can jeopardize your financial stability, so make this decision very carefully with lots of pre-planning.

Join us as we talk about the decisions to consider.

The Compass Catholic blog has additional information about retirement planning.

Thinking About Investing? Start Here!

If you are a beginning investor, there are lots of considerations to put into your plan. What is your long term goal? What is your time frame? How much risk are you willing to accept? What type of investments do you want to own (or NOT own)? Join us as we talk about the decisions to consider.

The Compass Catholic blog provides additional information about developing your investment strategy.

Apps are a Great Tool for Beginning Investors

Are you just beginning to think about the future and start an investment strategy? If so, apps are a great way to start on a small and simple scale and we’ve found two apps to get you started.

The Compass Catholic blog has more about a beginning investment strategy, including what you should have in place before investing. The sooner you get started, the more your money will grow over time.

My Budget is Leaking, How do I Fix it?

Do you find that you run out of money before the end of the month? Your problem may be budget leaks–those items that just make money trickle out before you know it. Join us for ideas about finding those budget leaks so you can fix them.

The Compass Catholic blog has more about how money can escape from holes in your budget.

Navigating Your Finances God's Way (Work, Saving and Investing)

This podcast provides an overview of weeks 6 and 7 of the Navigating Your Finances God’s Way nine week Bible study. The topics are work, saving and investing. Check out previous podcasts for additional info on the other weeks of the study, which are also covered in the Compass Catholic blog.

Transform your life as you experience how faith and finances are related.

Signs That You Are Financially Stable

No debt no past due bills, no worries about your financial future.  Sounds like heaven, doesn’t it? Listen in and learn the 22 signs of being financially stable. How do you measure up?

Also check out our blog for more about being financially stable.

What teens need to know about money

Teens are close to adulthood and the more you can teach them about being a responsible adult the better off they will be when they leave home for the first time. If they don’t know how to manage money, or the impact of running up credit card debt, or how to put money aside for an emergency, they will be financially vulnerable.

Every time mom and dad bail them out as teenagers is one more time you’ll have to bail them out when they are an adult.

We’ll share the things teens need to know about money in order to become a responsible, fully functioning adult. Also check out our blog for ideas about what to teach them before they leave home.

What is Your Stock Market Mentality?

Following the stock market can drive you crazy if you take it too seriously. We are called to be good stewards of all the blessings God has bestowed upon us. And being a good steward means handling our time, talent and treasure in a God honoring way and it also means putting our material wealth into the proper perspective.

Know what is happening in the stock market, but don’t obsess over it. Realize that God owns everything and he is in control—not you!

Listen in and check out our blog to learn more about a spiritual viewpoint of the stock market.