Mastering Money: Watch the Recording and Explore the Resources
Thanks to all who joined us for "Mastering Money: Budgeting, Planning, and Living Generously" with Duane Gilson. If you missed it, or want to revisit anything Duane shared, the recording is here: https://youtu.be/NtQ9iH8xngc?si=DAjxRyzXTfhcM2y6&t=2
Duane also pointed us toward some helpful tools for budgeting, financial planning, and generosity. We have gathered them below with a short description of each.
Budgeting and Planning Tools
Thrivent Money Canvas - A free, guided tool from Thrivent for mapping out your finances and having values-based conversations about money, goals, and generosity.
Monarch.com - A subscription budgeting app that connects to your accounts to track spending, net worth, and progress toward financial goals in one dashboard.
Quicken - Long-standing personal finance software for budgeting, bill tracking, and investment monitoring, available as a paid subscription.
EveryDollar (Ramsey Solutions) - A budgeting app built around the zero-based budgeting method, where every dollar of income is assigned a job.
How to Make a Zero-Based Budget (Ramsey Solutions) - A free article walking through the zero-based budgeting method step by step, useful whether or not you use the EveryDollar app.
Additional video resource for Zero Based Budgeting
Financial Counseling and Education
LSS Financial Counseling - A nationally accredited, nonprofit credit counseling agency offering free and low-cost guidance on budgeting, debt, and homeownership readiness.
Bridges Financial Management Course (Interfaith Community Services, Tucson) - A free 10-week course for building a financial foundation, covering budgeting, avoiding financial predators, and homeownership readiness. Based in Tucson, with the first and final sessions in person and the rest held virtually.
Faith and Generosity Resources
Stewardship of Life Institute (Kindling Faith) - An ELCA-focused stewardship ministry at United Lutheran Seminary, offering weekly lectionary reflections, stewardship education grants, and resources like the Six Weeks of Money series.
The Generosity Project (ELCA) - An intergenerational ELCA stewardship curriculum for congregations, connecting all ages around faith practices of gratitude and generosity.
We hope these resources support you as you continue thinking through budgeting, planning, and generosity in your own life and household. If you have questions or would like to talk further about any of this, please do not hesitate to reach out to Rev. Dan Potaznick, CFRE, Director of Generosity & Mission Support.
