Making Change: Tomorrow Matters

• Less Is More
• Stress Is Bad
• Giving Is Good
• Tomorrow Matters

“The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”   Proverbs 21:20 NLT           

“Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest”. Proverbs 6:6-8

TWO WAYS TO MAKE MONEY

• PEOPLE MAKING MONEY.

• MONEY MAKING MONEY.

“The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more.” Matthew 25:16

INVESTING PRINCIPLES

 - DON’T INVEST IN THINGS YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND.

”By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.” Proverbs 24:3-4

• DON’T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET.

“But divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.” Ecclesiastes 11:2 NLT

• DON’T TRY TO GET RICH QUICK.

“Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.” 1 Timothy 6:9

 “Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.”  Proverbs 13:11

 Money + Consistency + Time = Wealth

TAKING IT DEEPER

• More Scripture: Proverbs 13:11, Proverbs 13:16, Matthew 25:14-30, Luke 16:10
• If you lost your income this week, how long do you think you could make it on what you have?
• What will your life look like in 30 years if you start saving and investing more now? What if you don’t?
• What are the strongest barriers keeping you from either saving or investing more? What can you do right away to make some progress?
• Start the The Legacy Journey Bible plan. go2.lc/legacy
• Visit go2.lc/invest and look around to find answers for many of your investment questions.
• What are some things you wish you were saving for?
• Make a list of what you wish you were doing to save or invest. Pick something to start with.