finances – Page 5

Teaching Your Kids About Debt, Gratification & Priorities

April 29, 2019/in Articles, Parenting/by Rhema Central Coast

Teaching your kids financial skills is one way to set them up for their future. Australian households owe $2.34trillion (as at March 2018), the second highest level of household debt in the world; only Switzerland has more. In 2016 around one third of Australian households were classified as ‘over-indebted’. Read more

Four Prayers for Financial Help

April 18, 2019/in Articles, Lifestyle/by Rhema Central Coast

By: Alex Cook

Prayers… defined as communion, conversation and fellowship with God. When financial challenges such as unpaid bills, rising debts and lack of provisions overcome you, it is always best to get down on your knees first before taking action. Read more

The Best Place to Get Business Advice

February 25, 2019/in Articles, At Work/by Rhema Central Coast

By: Alex Cook

Being in business for yourself can be lonely. The pressure to grow your sales, pay staff and suppliers, keep customers happy, learn and obey new regulations and build something that supports your family is a challenge at the best of times. Read more

5 Financial Resolutions for 2019

February 4, 2019/in Articles, Lifestyle/by Rhema Central Coast

By: Alex Cook

If you’re like me, at the start of the year you spend some time reflecting on the past year and dream about what the new year could hold. Read more

How Much Life Insurance Cover Do You Need?

January 21, 2019/in Articles, Lifestyle/by Rhema Central Coast

By: Alex Cook

Back in my days as a financial adviser, I soon discovered that the vast majority of people were underinsured, often substantially, leaving their families exposed to considerable hardship in the event that they passed away or became sick and disabled. Read more

How to Choose a Great Financial Adviser

January 15, 2019/in Articles, Lifestyle/by Rhema Central Coast

By: Alex Cook

A potentially risky yet more often beneficial thing you can do with your money is finding a great financial adviser. I say risky because there is no shortage of stories of people who visit someone holding themselves out to be a financial adviser only to lose their life savings. Read more

Financial Tips for the Christmas Season

December 17, 2018/in Articles, Celebration and Events/by Rhema Central Coast

By: Alex Cook

It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time of year again! It is a great time where we get to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus and remember what he has done for us, as well as spending time with our loved ones. Read more

How to Handle Money, Sex and Power

October 12, 2018/in Articles, Faith/by Rhema Central Coast

By: Tania Harris

Money, sex and power are some of the most powerful agents in the world. Any one of them can take down presidents and pastors, politicians and kings. History is littered with stories of people who have been able to conquer nations but not their own lives. So how does God call us to handle them? Read more

What Idolatry Looks like in the 21st Century

September 24, 2018/in Articles, Faith/by Rhema Central Coast

By: Alex Cook

I recently read a great book by a well-known American Pastor Timothy Keller called Counterfeit Gods. In it he talks about what Idolatry looks like in our modern world and that it is generally not how most of us think about it. Read more