Roots of the Money Tree

In this episode, Ryan and Colby interview Ron Henry.  Topics discussed include:

Finishing strong in the most powerful season of your life (5:00)

The power of words (20:15)

Positioning (23:00)

Ron's journey (29:42)

The generous heart (42:00)

Ryan and Colby interview Zach Norman: Artist, Producer, Creator.  Topics covered include:

Zach's:

Money Story 1:24

Path - POD to Liberty to Passion to ZZN Collection 4:34

Projects - ZZN Collection and Wave Initiative 13:59

NFTs in the Music Industry Thoughts 19:24

Generosity Perspective 31: 06

Wisdom on Risk and Getting Started 33:57

Ryan and Colby interview Brendan Thompson: Missions Mobilizer, Technology Enthusiast, NFT Marketplace Creator.  Topics covered include:

Brendan's:

Ryan and Colby interview Dr. Shane Enete of Biola University.  Topics covered include:

Shane's Money Story (1:19)

Money Convictions (7:25)

What the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee Teach Us About Money (10:40)

Money Life Tool (14:15)

Biblical Warnings on Money (16:57)

Shane's Career Path (23:28)

Biblically Responsible Investing (29:52)

Recommended Resources (42:58)

Timeless Wisdom vs Biblical Principles (44:43)

Ryan and Colby interview Brian Feller, President of National Christian Foundation California and avid outdoorsman.  

Topics covered include:

Bryan's money story and God as a mafia boss (4:25)

People are people, regardless of their money situation (7:17)

Bryan's health journey and BryanFeller.com (8:56)

If you're over 50, you need a sport (12:32)

Giving in Community (14:29)

Subaru Love (15:35)

M6:33 and Impact investing (16:55)

Building the Generosity Muscle (19:53)

Financial Finish Lines (25:10)

Deploying Your Gifts (26:22)

Giving Anonomously vs Inspiring with Our Giving Stories (28:07)

Awe, Beauty, and Generosity (34:30)

In this episode, Colby gives a summary of the six biblical principles of stewardship:  1) God owns it all 2) Set long term written financial goals 3) Spend less than you make 4) Avoid the dangers of debt 5) Diversify your investments 6) Be generous

They also talk through why we should give and basing our lives on principles, not prescriptions.

In this episode, the Houston How To and his wife, Katie, talk through one of the most powerful things they have done to strengthen their marriage: share their financial info with a group of friends.

We have a conversation on what they did, why they did it, and what that one conversation seven years ago led to in their marriage.

Revealing our financial info feels off limits and strange, even in our deep church relationships where we are not hesitant to talk through sex, pornography, anger, doubt...why?

Keeping these issues to ourselves and siloed in our marriages is a recipe for sin and miscommunication with our spouse.

Opening our whole life, including our money life, to trusted friends takes away the burden of walking through financial issues alone and gives us a lifeline if money is leading to stress, pain, and hurt in our marriages. We invite all of you to listen and reach out to us if you are interested in doing something similar.

In this episode, Ryan and Colby interview Evan Lange of The Signatry.  The signatry is a Christian donor advised fund with the mission  "To inspire and facilitate revolutionary biblical generosity."  

Evan shares about his journey from the corporate legal world to the Signatry, his journey with money and generosity, his first money memories, giving joyfully, some thoughts on giving and tax strategies for 2021, and anonoymous giving.

In this episode, Ryan and Colby cover Rules of Thumb.  Are they helpful? Useless?

How much to spend on college? How much to spend on an engagement ring? A wedding?  Emergency fund? Home purchase? Car Purchase? Furniture? Remodel? Retirement? Vacation Home? Kids education?

What rules of thumb apply in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 60s, 60s, and beyond?

In this episode, Ryan and Colby dig into money and relationships.  Money is quoted as being the top reason for divorces in the U.S. and the way we relate to each other about money, the way we communicate, and the way we treat each other around money is vital.  Without intentional work, most of our relationships with money will be strained.  

Ryan and Colby talk about their experiences, what has worked well, what hasn't, and some helpful guidelines.