There is a family (okay, there are many families) who have decided that, one month a year, they'll spend as little as possible, wear not-spanking-new clothes, forego lattes, and eat everything they already have! The LoDo exercise we do here at Abe's Wallet every February helps train us in spending, our ability to restrain ourselves... and helps train our money to not be our master! Give this experiment a listen and maybe try it yourself!

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Mentioned in This Episode:

LoDo Article at AW: https://abrahamswallet.com/2019/02/12/lodo-the-month-of-little-things/

LoDo Tactics (2023): https://abrahamswallet.com/podcast/dough-lodofeb-inflation-edition/

About Abraham's Wallet:

AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/

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This Week's Episode Rundown:

0:00 - Hello and Steven Wears a Tie!

4:30 - Introducing LoDoFeb

16:30 - Biblical TRAINING via LoDo

25:15 - training re SPENDING

31:25 - ways that LoDo trains

43:20 - banter about being audited

Is “toxic masculinity” real? It is if you read The Mosquito Coast… and learn the lesson from a book like “Moonwalker”…! Jeff Davenport and Mark Parrett continue their annual Best Books of… series with 2023’s crop of old and new reads that may inspire you to pick up something intellectually and creatively stimulating! Give these lunkheads a listen!

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About Abraham's Wallet:

AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA

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This Week's Episode Rundown:

0:00 - Hello and Books About Men 

7:00 - We Die Alone

11:10 - Big Rock Candy Mountain

13:30 - Moonwalker

19:20 - Matterhorn

22:45 - Serling, TV’s Last Angry Man

27:00 - The Bonfire of the Vanities

34:00 - The Passenger

37:00 - The Death of Ivan Ilych

38:50 - Masculine Christianity

40:30 - The Mosquito Coast

43:30 - The Remains of the Day

47:00 - Never Let Me Go

48:10 - Something Wonderful

51:00 - What’s coming for 2024?

Who do you want to become? Setting ambitions isn't just for 8th graders; we all have to decide which way we're headed, then plot a course for our destination of choice. In this episode, Steven and Mark lay out a case for AMBITIONS: it's good to have them, but they can be dangerous if vanity is present.

The fellas lead off this episode with a review of 2023's AW episodes.

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About Abraham's Wallet:

AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA

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This Week's Episode Rundown:

0:00 Introductory thoughts

8:20 Review of 2023 Episodes- highs and lows

18:45 Ambitions

What can the Chronicles of Narnia, a decades-old children’s fiction teach us about having a godly home?  Mark Parrett talks with Aaron Bair, a teacher and author of A Joyful Outpost, which is an exploration of the Narnia stories created by C.S. Lewis. Aaron believes that a Biblical home of order, security, celebration, bravery, and hospitality are all wonderfully modeled for us by… Mr. and Mrs. Beaver!??

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

About Abraham's Wallet:

AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA

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Steven Manuel talks us through Psalm 37 as a blessing for the year of craziness before us. Are you ready to walk into massive societal turmoil and keep your head on straight? Psalm 37 will show you the way!

Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Wealth is Inevitable series: https://abrahamswallet.com/2018/03/14/wealth-is-inevitable-part-1/

About Abraham's Wallet:

AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA

YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet

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This Week's Episode Rundown:

0:00 Introductory thoughts

7:30 Psalm 37

If God could set up a society, what would it look like? Unrestrained capitalism? Pure free markets? Or would there be freedom... with LIMITS? Let's take a look at Leviticus 25 and find out God's principles about making (and keping?) money.

About Abraham's Wallet:

AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA

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This Week's Episode Rundown:

0:00 Intros 

7:20 Leviticus 25

14:00 Observations about the text

30:30 Applications for us

1:03:10 Closing prayer

Mark (and Kyla!) Parrett shows us a real-time example of how a savvy parent can walk children through the broad strokes of investing, and give them a real-world goal that will motivate discipline and growth. Kyla tells us how she's planning to earn, what she's planning to buy... and which large cap American companies catch her investing attention!

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About Abraham's Wallet:

AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA

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Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

The Voice of the Martyrs, https://www.persecution.com

Fidelity Youth- https://www.fidelity.com/go/youth-account/overview

Kyla’s Homework: (AW articles)

Be in submission and pay your taxes! But be shrewd and pay as little of them as possible! Mark sits down with Jed to talk tax: planning, prep, and year end strategies! Not normally your bag? Well then you'll love this conversation! Mark and Jed get the straight skinny on what you should be doing with the (hopefully as small as possible) portion of your monies that will be forfeit to the ruling regime. Be in submission and pay your taxes! But be shrewd and pay as little of them as possible!

Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/

About Abraham's Wallet:

AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA

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This Week's Episode Rundown:

0:00 Intros and hellos

3:11 Run your taxes like a Biblical boss

38:13 Reducing your tax bill

51:18 Conclusions

Steven and Mark walk through some thoughts on budgeting, gift-giving, decor, and traditions in this Christmastime special. AND they have gifts for you! Christmas music and a Christmas reading guide!

Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Nativity Bible Compilation: https://abrahamswallet.com/2023/12/05/what-to-read-at-christmas/

The Christmas Project: https://www.youtube.com/@thechristmasproject

About Abraham's Wallet:

AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA

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This Week's Episode Rundown:

0:00 Intros and Year End Giving

6:30 Christmas tree thoughts

14:07 Budgeting

24:07 Decor

31:45 Nativities in the yard

37:15 hoopla!

45:30 Gifts and traditions

1:04:15 Holiday rhythms and plans

Mark joins Brad Ellis and Chad Masters talking about their silly HALF BAKED IDEAS. A diversion from AW's normal financial- and household-leading fare, this light and tangy episode is meant to be a lark. Enjoy!

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

Ghost Runners podcast: https://www.ghostrunners.life/

Mornings With the Masters YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@morningswiththemasters

Tori and Chad YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ToriAndChad

About Abraham's Wallet:

AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA

YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet

Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahamswallet

This Week's Episode Rundown:

0:00 Intros and such

8:30 the Accountability Fridge

13:00 Scared Straight for Vices

14:45 Pocket Accountability

16:40 Season’s Beatings

20:00 Funeral Thespians

24:40 Go Friend Me

28:30 Focus Holograms

30:50 Holey Socks

32:40 Youth Sports Ringer

37:25 PlaseeBros

38:05 Tool Plant

40:15 AirBnB a Life