Christian Financial Planning for Ministry Workers and Pastors
The short version: ministry pay runs on three rules ordinary tax advice gets wrong. Your housing allowance escapes income tax but not…
11 guides
Christian financial planning for every life stage, from college to retirement: biblical priorities, real numbers, and five money anchors that never change.
The short version: ministry pay runs on three rules ordinary tax advice gets wrong. Your housing allowance escapes income tax but not…
The short version: a Solo 401(k) beats a SEP-IRA for most Christian business owners until net earnings pass roughly $360,000. The 20%…
The short version: in the first year you can usually still file jointly. After that, a widow’s income falls by roughly a…
The short version: the four years from 60 to 63 let you put $35,750 into a workplace plan instead of $32,500 —…
The short version: at 50 you can put $32,500 into a workplace plan instead of $24,500 — but if you earned over…
The short version: a single-income household gets the largest marriage bonus in the tax code — $7,530 a year at $120,000 and…
The short version: the delivery costs less than people fear and childcare costs more. Expect around $2,563 out of pocket for an…
The short version: the marriage penalty you have heard about almost certainly does not apply to you. At $95,000 each, a couple’s…
The short version: capture your full employer match first — employers put in roughly 4.75% of pay on average, and the most…
The short version: undergraduate federal loans carry a 6.52% fixed rate for 2026-27, and average debt at graduation is $29,560 — a…