June 9, 2021
48. Managing Money while living out your Faith with Donovan Brooks
Donovan Brooks is a Certified Financial Planner, the founder of Storyline Financial Planning, and the host of the Building Stewards podcast, where he dispenses biblical wisdom for where faith & finances meet. On this episode of CFO at Home Donovan...
Donovan Brooks is a Certified Financial Planner, the founder of Storyline Financial Planning, and the host of the Building Stewards podcast, where he dispenses biblical wisdom for where faith & finances meet. On this episode of CFO at Home Donovan and Vince discuss his thoughts on debt, money mindset, giving, and spending as seen through a Christian Biblical lens and more.
- Key Takeaways:
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- Money problems are not always money problems, often they’re spiritual
- Know, Believe, Do
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- What you know shapes what you believe
- What you believe dictates what you do
- Debt is unavoidable for most for at least a season of life (even if it’s just mortgage). Have a plan to free yourself that debt as soon as possible.
- Christians struggle with the same money mindset issues as non-Christians ( jealousy, greed, lack of contentment and gratitude)
- From a Christian perspective, giving should be done out of a sense of joy, not obligation
- Overspending often indicates an issue with contentment
- To be a successful CFO at Home, be humble, remember that family money management is a team effort
- Ways to contact/follow:
- Contact the Host - vince@thecfoathome.com
