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Survival Budget
If you are in a financially difficult time and would like to have us put together a simple spending plan for you click here to fill out our Survival Budget survey. Our coaches will send your plan back to you in 2-3 business days. This is found on the Freedom 5:one Hotline. Let us know if we can help!
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Defeating Fear through Faith
by Chris Haas As believers we know that God is on throne (Psalms 47:4) and that He loves and cares for us. That is a comforting truth we should remind ourselves of in uncertain and unprecedented times. We are commanded, “Do not fear” over and over in the scripture. It’s one of the most repeated…
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Freedom 5:one Ministries Financial Hotline- Coronavirus
Trouble shows up in a variety of way. Every kind of trial has it’s own unique set of challenges. Coronavirus is not only scary because of the obvious threats to our health. But, it also has the potential to effect our financial situation. As our leaders scramble to figure out what the next step is,…
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Your Year End Giving Makes a Difference!
This time of the year many of us are evaluating our generosity goals for the year. People who study generosity say that 31% of all giving happens in the month of December 12% of all giving happen in the last 3 days of the year Why so much at the end of the year? Simple…
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How Much Car Can You Afford?
It happens every year. I see the pristine Christmas scene and the doting husband who takes his unsuspecting wife outside with her hands over her eyes and surprises her with a new car. You know the one with the big red bow on top. And I daydream about replacing my wife’s 2007 Corolla and she…
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You can still Pay for Christmas with Real Money
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for the credit card companies. There is much jingle belling and hearts will be telling of credit galore. It’s the happiest season for more.” Ok, so I reworded the old classic Carole. But someone needs to say it, “don’t spend more than you can afford on Christmas- this…
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How Much is Too Much House?
I wasn’t sure if he was going to have a nervous breakdown right there at my desk or not. He kept saying over and over, “But they said that I could afford it.” His wife looked at me with pleading eyes to comfort him as she went in the other room to tend to their…
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Winning the Battle at the Grocery Store
My (Tim) wife and I have been married for over 30 years. And despite all her great strengths (which are many by the way) she struggles in the area of staying on budget in our household budget- or so it would seem. A few years ago, she returned from the grocery store and I could…