Truth About Money Lies

Help for Making Wise Financial Decisions

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• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN:
  9780736945462
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Personal Development

When readers want financial advice (and who doesn't these days?), they turn to experts such as Russ Crosson, CEO of Ron Blue & Co., the highly successful Christian-based financial planning advisory firm.In this important book, Russ teams up with gifted communicator Kelly Talamo to offer readers the truth about popular money lies that influence the spending decisions of millions of Americans.Through the use of everyday stories about men and women who wrestle with spending decisions everyone faces, the authors expose the lies involved and give truth principles based on the Bible to refute the lies.Common lies include: 10 percent is God's, 90 percent is mineI can't afford to giveMy security is in my investmentsMy talents and abilities produce my wealthThe harder I work, the more money I makeReaders will be better equipped to manage money, make informed financial decisions, and use their money wisely as they replace the common money lies they've been taught with the truth of the Bible.

Table of contents

• Cover
• What people are saying about The Truth About Money Lies…
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword by Dan T. Cathy, president and COO, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
• Introduction
• 1. Truth Defined – The Lie: “There are unlimited uses of money.”
• 2. Stretched Out – The Lie: “If things get tight, we can always sell and get out of debt.”
• 3. The Couple Next Door – The Lie: “As long as we can make the payments, we’re fine.”
• 4. The Neighbors – The Lie: “The trappings of wealth are a good indicator of one’s financial condition.”
• 5. The Dinner Meeting – The Lie: “What we do with our money is our business.”
• 6. The Tipping Point – The Lie: “Budgets are too restrictive.”
• 7. Having It All – The Lie: “The more we have, the happier we’ll be.”
• 8. Comparison – The Lie: “Money and the things it buys are a measure of my self-worth.”
• 9. IOU – The Lie: “Taxes are my biggest problem.”
• 10. Giving It Up – The Lie: “I can’t afford to give.”
• 11. Invest in This – The Lie: “I can get rich quick.”
• 12. Florida or Bust! – The Lie: “Retirement is the ultimate goal of working hard.”
• 13. Our Best Laid Plans – The Lie: “The more my children inherit, the better off they will be.”
• 14. View from the Top – The Lie: “My talents and abilities produced my wealth.”
• 15. Drive Time – The Lie: “The harder I work, the more money I’ll make.”
• Conclusion
• Appendixes
• Notes
• Also available from Russ Crosson and Harvest House Publishers
• Ronald Blue & Co.