Wise Financial Management During Tough Economic Times

The church continue to emphasize, with increasing frequency, living within our means and using a budget.

Selected Quotes from this article:

Richard W. Ebert Jr., the director of Employment Resource Services for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says, “Financial problems are a source of much unhappiness and are certainly a major factor in family and work difficulties. Unresolved, they can lead to crushing debt and divorce.”

  1. Avoid debt…
  2. Use a budget…
  3. Teach family members early the importance of working and earning…
  4. Work toward home ownership…
  5. Appropriately involve yourself in an insurance program to avoid the significant debts place upon families when they are uninsured.
  6. Involve yourself in a food storage and emergency preparedness program…
  7. Build a reserve…

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