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The Importance of Community on Your Financial Journey community money management stewardship Oct 15, 2025

Written by Renate McDonald

While working in my first full-time job out of university, there was so much I was unaware of. I went into a brand-new environment, and I was a young person surrounded by o...

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3 Money Myths and Biblical Truths biblical finance faith and finance money management Oct 05, 2025

Written by Renate McDonald

Money is a part of our everyday lives. Christian or not, it's used to transact business on a daily basis. We earn it, save it, invest it, spend it...and more often than not...

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Tithing: How It Impacts Your Faith...And Your Finances biblical finance faith and finance mindset stewardship Sep 28, 2025

Written by Renate McDonald

Tithing remains a much-debated topic among Christians. Whether the discussion is about whether tithing is still required under the New Covenant or if it's about the 10% ver...

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How to Budget in Faith biblical finance budgeting faith and finance money management Aug 10, 2025

Written by Renate McDonald

In the previous post, I spoke about Budgeting: An Act of Faith. I shared the principles and Scriptures that bring out the points. If you haven't read that one yet, I encour...

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Budgeting: An Act of Faith biblical finance faith and finance money management stewardship Jul 20, 2025

Written by Renate McDonald

Budgeting is one of the most common topics spoken about when it comes to managing your finances. However, have you ever thought about it as an act of faith?

I often say:Ā "...

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Stewardship: Managing Money God's Way biblical finance faith and finance money management stewardship Jul 06, 2025

Written by Renate McDonaldĀ 

When I think about stewardship, I think about "management" and I think about it from the perspective that what I am stewarding does not belong to me. Therefore, it require...

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Investing in the US Markets from the Caribbean diversification investing us stock market Jul 02, 2025

It's never been easier to invest across borders from the Caribbean. With platforms such as Interactive Brokers (IBKR) you can open an account, fund it from your local US bank account through wire tran...

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Joseph's Journey: 5 Money Management Lessons biblical finance money management Jun 29, 2025

Written by Renate McDonald

Joseph is renowned for many things: his coat of many colours, his faithfulness, his dream interpretations, his infamous line, "What you meant for evil, God has turned for g...

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Changing Your Mind About Money: Seeing Money God's Way biblical finance mindset Jun 22, 2025

As a child, I saw my mother always doing what it took to make ends meet and to provide a comfortable life for me (her only child). Sometimes, this meant taking loans, pulling on savings, using credit ...

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Lessons We Can Learn From Phoenix Academy's Internal IPO Jun 07, 2025

Before I get into this post I'd like to make one thing clear...

Both Renate and myself have been on both sides of this situation. First, when we ran our first company, we offered friends/family the o...

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Is Now a Good Time to Invest in Stocks? Sep 11, 2023

This is a very hard question to answer…I can't lie to you.

The short answer is YES. The long answer is below and comes with sharing our personal story.

I'm guided by the following scripture ...

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The Case for Dividend Investing Aug 29, 2023

One of the wealthiest investors you've ever heard of, Warren Buffett is a well known and big dividend investor. I admit, when I started investing I was all about Capital Gains but I've since shifted...

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