It's time to step into your role as a financial disciple! Compass Catholic's Change Maker Podcast provides practical tips for anyone who is struggling to live IN this world while not living OF this world. Join Caitlyn Kano, Executive Director of Compass Catholic, as she explores personal money management through a spiritual lens. We discuss personal finance topics, provide tips and practical advice and share our money stories, all from an authentically Catholic viewpoint. You don't need a high net worth to start living a rich live! To learn more about Compass Catholic Ministries, visit www.CompassCatholic.org. To be a part of this show, send an email to Podcast@CompassCatholic.org.
Episodes
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
When people retire, many times the goal is to simply stop working. As our lifespan increases, retirement can be a time of great fulfillment by planning well in the following areas:
- Talk to your spouse to develop a joint plan for retirement.
- Use a budget before retiring to manage your income and spending in retirement.
- Ditch the debt so you can be debt free when you retire.
- Find a passion to use your talents and skills in serving others.
Retirement can be the most fulfilling time of your life if you plan to make it so.
The Compass Catholic blog has more thoughts on retiring well.
Check out our retirement calculators as part of your planning process.
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
We would all be a lot happier if we defined financial success based on our own life, resources, capabilities and progress. Judging your circumstances against other people can be disheartening. All God is calling you to do is be a faithful steward of the blessings he has given to you, with no regard to what the next person is doing
The Compass Catholic blog has more on defining financial success for yourself.
Based on a listener's question, here are the percentage guidelines for various budget categories. The link will download a spreadsheet to your computer. Use this as a starting point and customize it to fit your life.
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
There are lots of things to think about and plan for as you approach your wedding day. Unfortunately, most couples who are engaged to be married talk more about the flavor of their wedding cake than about their marital finances. The cake cutting ceremony takes about 10 minutes but finances are something they’ll deal with every day of their entire married life.
The Compass Catholic blog has more about why the “Money Talk” is so important to a strong healthy marriage.
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
Here’s a family who has made, and continues to make financial mistakes. They admit the error of their ways but just can’t seem to grow up enough to stop the madness. The Compass Catholic blog has more about this couple who are in the middle of financial train wreck, but won’t make the effort to escape.
Take this as a warning and examine your own finances!
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Christmas spending was fun—lots of gifts, decorations, plenty of food and traveling to see the family. And now the bills are starting to roll in for all the spending fun. Make 2018 be the last year you get into debt for Christmas.
The Compass Catholic blog has more on staying out of debt for Christmas 2019.
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
Resolutions are popular on January 1, but by now most of them have been abandoned. Join us on the Podcast for some ideas about how to set resolutions you will actually keep. The key is making them part of a large important life goal and managing the daily activities you need to accomplish so you eventually reach your life goal.
The Compass Catholic blog also has some Bible verses for you to reflect on as work on your financial resolutions.
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
Financial problems can creep up slowly until they suddenly feel overwhelming. If you have an inkling that your finances are headed for trouble, address the issue as soon as possible to avoid long term financial harm. Join us here and on our blog as we talk about how to handle a looming financial issue. If you are experiencing financial challenges, you’re not alone.
Wednesday Dec 26, 2018
Wednesday Dec 26, 2018
How much money do you need to feel wealthy? Is money the key to a wealthy lifestyle, or is there more to it than simply accumulating more and more? Join us as we discuss a Charles Schwab survey about wealth in America. Our blog has more on the topic. Interestingly, the survey results indicate money has nothing to do with feeling wealthy.
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Spending more than you make, not knowing the difference between wants and needs, using long term savings for short term purchases, not being generous, ignoring the need for retirement savings…it’s easy to convince ourselves that we are going the right thing with our finances when maybe we are just in a comfort zone.
Tune in or join us on the Compass Catholic blog to check out the ways you may be fooling yourself about your finances.