Tips of Wealth Management

Tips on Wealth Management

Various people have written about the importance of wealth in our lives. Some of what we read is motivational or inspiring; for example, we read of individuals who make specific decisions that help them acquire significant wealth, which they use to do much good in the world. On the other hand, we also read of individuals who give up everything they have, including family and friends, to search for wealth; they think wealth will bring them happiness, but they work in vain to achieve a goal that they can never truly reach. We read of still others who keep their priorities in order and find wealth—both the true wealth that leads to life eternal and the temporal wealth that allows them to serve their families and fellowmen. With so many different possible outcomes, we must ask ourselves, how important is wealth?
Heavenly Father stands ready to bless us, if we will let Him. But we must remember that He blesses us in His time frame and in ways that best fit His plan for us. And while some blessings may be given in the form of abundant personal finances, any blessing we receive is based on a spiritual foundation of obedience to God’s commandments.
And so the question remains: how important is wealth? Wealth may be important if it allows us to better serve our families, friends, and fellowmen. On the other hand, wealth may be a curse if we allow it to alter our spiritual priorities, change our perspective of what’s eternally important, or diminish our testimony of Jesus Christ. To avoid falling into this trap and losing our way through life, we must learn to master basic principles for understanding and using wealth wisely.

Financial Helps Resources:
1. Your financial institutions online banking
2. Church Website & other links:
https://www.lds.org/topics/finances?lang=eng
• Resources
• Beliefs and Doctrine
• Budget and debt reduction tracking templates and calculator
http://personalfinance.byu.edu/?q=node/5
• Comprehensive Personal Finance course (online)
• Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels
3. Financial Planning for Women (FPW) is a free monthly educational program offered in two time slots; registration is not required. Join us at 11:30 in the USU Taggart Student Center room 336 (bring your lunch & a friend). The program is free and open to everyone, even men. :)Program is repeated in the evening 7:00- 8:30 at the USU Family Life Center, 493 N 700 E; free parking adjacent to building. The longer evening time slot allows for more discussion.
Jean M. Lown, Ph.D.
FCHD Dept., Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-2905
435-797-1569

FPW has a Facebook page and blog with links to a wealth of financial resources: http://fpwusu.blogspot.com
The Blog is a great place to keep up with new developments.
4. American Saves
http://www.americasaves.org/
Food Budget helps:
Grocery Guru
http://gurusdeals.com/
• From this link you can get menu’s coupons and grocery lists.
• Grocery Smart List (Graded Ad specials for every store)
Pinching Your Pennies
http://www.pinchingyourpennies.com/
• Couponing 101
• Alphabetical list of coupons
• Grocery Smart List
• Non Food deals and resources
Grocery Smarts
http://grocerysmarts.com/graphics/g84cac.pdf
• Grocery lists and how to organize the lists before you print & Shop.
• Resource to set up couponing classes for groups.