Sarah’s Reviews > God and Money: How We Discovered True Riches at Harvard Business School > Status Update

(Wealth) is not something we deserve, it is something with which we have been entrusted and we need to use it to change the world, not to make ourselves more comfortable

Saving for retirement is wise in the right context, but overly aggressive accumulation prioritizes personal comfort above our mandate to share the Gospel and the love of Christ with the world

Anything we save ought to be attached to a tangible goal or need…we must weigh the worthiness of different wealth objectives, knowing that the alternative for our money is to give it away for the benefit of the Church or the poor

All savings, at all times, should be held openly before the Lord for His guidance, and perhaps, His instructions to give them away (Luke 18:22)

If you have trouble deciding what counts as giving and what counts as spending youre probably doing it right….it would be far better to spend more on a life that it is invitation to others, generous and hospitable. Than to spend less by becoming insular, isolated, and miserly clipping coupons, tipping sting ly, and cutting yourself off from

Income properly spent brings human fulfillment and joy up to the point where we can fully walk out our calling in life. When taken beyond that point, consumption becomes wasteful, a misappropriation of resources, and a slap in the face of the poor whom God calls us to care for

Spending o. Experienced and other people will bring more lasting happiness than spending in material possessions - Happy Money

Mask owns hierarchy roughly corresponds to the wise spending of funds for human flourishing g whereas unwise spending characterized by conspicuous consumerism can result in emptiness

Pur research into the sociology of giving ha so show us that giving us critical for all people, including those of very modest means … giving activates human agency and creates a healthy set of mental processes that are associated with the abundance mindset.

We shouldn’t let guilt drive us to relinquish all material possessions, nor should we let greed inspire us to consume all that we can earn.