I Built a business. Lost it. Went into debt trying to save it. Spent years at a bank helping families untangle their finances. Then COVID hit and I got laid off. Now I’m building a Catholic approach to financial freedom I wish I had years ago. Free guide in bio.

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Stocks are green. 📈 But the best return on your day won’t show up in your portfolio. Hebrews 6:10 reminds us that God remembers our work and the love we show others. Make money. Be generous. Serve faithfully. ✝️

Basic rules to financial independence: Spend less than you make. Invest early and often. Avoid lifestyle inflation. Remember who your money serves. “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 Build wealth. Steward it well. Don’t let it own you. What would you add?

Short clip of my Guardian Angel talking to God about me

The Rule Of 72: An easy way to calculate how long it will take to double your money You divide your expected rate of return by 72 and that number will be how many years it will take to double your investment Ex: 72 / 8% Return = 9 Years to double your investment Proverbs 13:11: whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Saturday is Confession day. Clean slate for the soul, can’t wait!

Money is like fire 🔥 You can use it to your benefit, or play around with it and get burned

This is why long term investing is where it’s at! Trading might be fun with high returns, but long term is almost always a guaranteed win

Why do Catholics and Protestants argue so much on this app? Aren't we all brothers and sisters in Christ? (CCC 818) As a Catholic, I wholeheartedly believe Catholicism is the fullness of Christ's Church. That doesn't mean I think Protestants are evil or doing anything inherently wrong. Why aren't we using this energy to spread the Gospel to people who've never heard it, instead of wasting it on each other?

Be gone demons

Your body and your bank account run on the same law. Small deposits, made daily, compound. One workout does nothing. One $100 into $VOO does nothing. A year of both changes your life. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20: you were bought at a price, so steward what isn't yours.

Most people don't have a money problem. They have a "someday" problem. Someday I'll start the emergency fund. Someday I'll open the account. Proverbs 3:5-6 says trust God and He makes your paths straight, but the path still needs your first step.

An important reminder:

Today is St. Teresa of Ávila's feast. She reformed an entire religious order across Spain with little money and a lot of opposition. Her reforms were mostly small, daily disciplines done faithfully. Most financial progress works the same way. Quiet habits beat big gestures. What habits helped you?

Fully leaning into this whole fitness thing. Pray for me! 😅

Never let the influences of the modern world affect the morals of who you are

Sounds like a sale to me !

Stop Spending More Than You Make.