In Episode 5 of the ‘Key Life Stages’ season, Simon and Bex discuss various issues and opportunities connected with career progression.

Some key points covered in this episode include the following:

• Simon introduces the topic of ‘Career Progression’, explaining what is going to be covered in this episode. [00:55]
• Bex and Simon consider some of the things that the Bible says about work, referring to Genesis 2.15, Revelation 22.3, Colossians 3.23, 2 Thessalonians 3.10, Proverbs 14.23 & 16.3, and concluding with Ephesians 4.28, which highlights the potentially transformative effect of work. [02:27]
• Simon suggests that any point at which our financial circumstances change is an opportunity to think about how generous we can be and to review our giving. [05:17]
• Simon then covers four further topics that merit fresh consideration at this time: protection [09:39], debt [10:48], pensions [14:12] and saving & investing [17:28].
• Simon concludes by mentioning briefly some other topics (including inflation, and also individual and family considerations) that are worth thinking about in connection with career progression. [19:41]

If you would like to contact us with some feedback, questions or requests, please do so via [email protected] (email) or @whereyourtreasureispodcast (Instagram). The next life stage episode will be ‘Getting Ready for Retirement’. [21:28]

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