Your Money Made Simple by Russ Crosson provides biblical financial advice for all life stages. It includes practical tools, proven formulas, and insights for effective money management.

Russ Crosson

Cover

Your Money Made Simple Endorsements

Title Page

Copyright Page

Foreword

Introduction

1. The Flip Chart

2. Gross, Not Net

3. It Is Not Yours

4. How Much to Uncle Sam?

5. Be Wary of Debt

6. Living Within Your Means

7. Everything Goes in an Envelope

8. The Formula

9. Investments 101

10. Don’t Be in a Hurry to Quit

11. Live on One Income

12. Get Your Thinking On

Conclusion

“My Plan” Chart

Glossary of Financial Terms

Acknowledgments

About the Author

RonaldBlueTrust™

Other Books by Russ Crosson

About the Publisher

Financial Advice for Every Season of Life  
  
 Does successfully making the most of your money feel like a mystery? Are you wondering where it goes or how to get a grip on your spending?  
  
 Author and Christian financial advisor Russ Crosson has spent more than 40 years guiding individuals and couples in everyday financial situations. In Your Money Made Simple, he offers the key to mastering your finances biblically—and it’s not about how much money you make.  
  
 Customized to meet your needs, this resource teaches you how to manage your income wisely by....

- offering proven formulas that work for any income level, age, or vocation
- setting you on a path to freedom from financial worries
- including easy-to-use financial planning tools and graphic charts

Packed with wisdom and practical applications, this book will help you make the most of your money and how you spend it.

__Russ Crosson__ is executive vice president and chief mission officer of Ronald Blue Trust and executive vice chairman of the board of directors for Thrivent Trust Company. Russ is the author of several books, including Your Life…Well Spent, The Truth About Money Lies, and What Makes a Leader Great. He has been a featured speaker at many venues, including Promise Keepers, Issachar Summit, and America's Best Hope. He and his wife, Julie, are active in teaching and mentoring around the country on the subjects of money, marriage, and communication.

__Financial Advice for Every Season of Life__  
  
 Does successfully making the most of your money feel like a mystery? Are you wondering where it goes or how to get a grip on your spending?  
  
 Author and Christian financial advisor Russ Crosson has spent more than 40 years guiding individuals and couples in everyday financial situations. In Your Money Made Simple, he offers the key to mastering your finances biblically—and it's not about how much money you make.  
  
 Customized to meet your needs, this resource teaches you how to manage your income wisely by....

- offering proven formulas that work for any income level, age, or vocation
- setting you on a path to freedom from financial worries
- including easy-to-use financial planning tools and graphic charts

Packed with wisdom and practical applications, this book will help you make the most of your money and how you spend it.

"Your Money Made Simple is an invitation to start your wise-with-money journey. This book provides a systematic, step-by-step plan to help you determine if you are spending less than you make and therefore have discretionary income. But it is so much more! You will encounter biblical principles and thoughtful stories to increase your wisdom and change your heart."  
 —__Brad Hewitt, former CEO, Thrivent Financial__

"It has been said the best concepts in the world can be communicated on the back of a napkin—or in this case, on a flip chart.This book nails the best of both worlds—simple, concise, and easy-to-understand financial principles and truths combined with a practical, step-by-step application to help us all accomplish exactly what we want deep down: financial freedom!"  
 —__Ray Hilbert, cofounder, Truth at Work__

"Because the world is so complex, we often assume the most complicated solutions are the best solutions. In his latest book, Your Money Made Simple, Russ Crosson skillfully, and with extraordinary wisdom, challenges that assumption. Although he has spent his entire career in the sophisticated world of finance and financial planning, Russ offers people timeless and simple principles that lead to financial freedom. The genius of Russ's 'one key' is that it works for everyone."  
 —__Chris Holdorf, CEO, National Christian Foundation__

"Russ and Julie Crosson have lived and shared these timeless insights for more than 40 years. They work! These proven, practical, simple but transformative principles will lead to financial freedom and generosity. You will find rich direction that's clear, doable, and anchored in the Scriptures. __Your Money Made Simple__ is a compelling resource and a treasure that will not only be helpful to you, but one you will want to share with others."  
 —__Dr. Crawford W. Loritts, Jr., author, speaker, radio host, senior pastor of Fellowship Bible Church__

"Your Money Made Simple provides remarkable wisdom on basic financial decisions and straightforward principles that we can easily apply to our lives. This book uses a simple yet captivating approach to helping us determine if we are on the path to financial freedom. I heartily recommend this extraordinarily helpful book!"  
 —__Howard Dayton, founder of Compass - Finances God's Way__

"This simple and straightforward approach to money is refreshing and easy to understand. The illustrations and fill-in-the-blank formulas allow you to find wisdom for your finances and apply these principles to your life. It is a great read for anyone trying to get a handle on money."  
 —__Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, lead pastor of National Community Church__

"In Your Money Made Simple, Russ Crosson shares his many years of experience teaching and advising couples and individuals on understanding and managing their money. Unlike other books on the subject of managing money, Russ presents timeless truths in a simple way that anyone can apply. I wish I had this book many years ago."  
 —__Kim King,author of When Women Give, attorney, Exxon Mobil Corporation (retired)__

"Russ has had a great impact on my life and my family. In this book he has effectively summarized what God has taught him and shares it with you. I recommend you use his 'flip chart' method and gain true financial freedom."  
 —__Jim Reese, president/CEO, Atlanta Mission__

"Whether you're just beginning your financial journey or have been on it for many years, this book will provide invaluable wisdom. Russ presents simple formulas to help you figure out where you are and where you want to go with your money. His insights will help you get on the path to financial freedom."  
 —__Andy Stanley, author, communicator, and founder of North Point Ministries__

"In Your Money Made Simple, Russ and Julie Crosson have shared specific, actionable steps that young adults can immediately apply on their path to financial freedom. I wish that this resource had been available to me and my husband as a newly married, 21-year-old couple. But, even after 26 years, we learned new strategies that we can put to work in this phase of our life."  
 —__Marilee Springer, former deputy chief of staff to former Indiana governor Michael R. Pence__

"Margin: the space on a document we have learned to reduce to get more on a page. This might get you more words on your next letter, but a lack of margin will not equal more peace in your life. After 28 years in coaching, I have learned the key is putting your players in the best position to be successful on and off the field. Utilizing God's Game Plan (the Bible) and decades of experience, Russ delivers for you the key concepts that will put you in the best position to succeed financially. He unpacks the fundamentals of your finances and delivers a set of easy to run plays that will bring you the victory of personal financial freedom. More margin—which means more life. Run well…1 Corinthians 9:24."  
 —__Shane Williamson, president/CEO, Fellowship of Christian Athletes__

"Jesus made it clear: Moment by moment, we're either in service to God or to mammon. He made profound theology approachable in its simplicity. In YourMoney Made Simple, Russ Crosson has made the often-complicated topic of money simple. For four decades, Russ and his colleagues have been the go-to source for workable strategies in the vital realm of biblical stewardship. No matter your net worth, there will be valuable discoveries waiting for you in the pages of this practical treatment of a subject that has most people more flummoxed than faithful. Give yourself the gift of a few hours with Russ and let him coach you into a new level of transformation that aligns with truth!"  
 —__Bob Shank, founder/CEO, The Master's Program__

"Financial freedom. We all want it, but few people achieve it. Yet it is available to all of us, regardless of income level. Russ does a masterful job of taking the complex and making it simple. Starting with a solid biblical foundation, he leads us on a pathway to our own personal 'one key' to financial freedom. You will be blessed by reading this book and applying these principles to your life."  
 —__Buck McCabe, executive vice president and CFO, Chick-fil-A Inc. (retired)__

"Russ takes a daunting topic for many, personal finance, and explains it in a way that is simple to understand. This book is straightforward and a great tool for those looking to be better stewards of the financial resources God has entrusted to them."  
 —__Andrew Cathy, senior vice president, Chick-fill-A__

"I've known and appreciated Russ Crosson for more than 30 years! He has a heart for teaching and serving the Christian community and has decades of experience in financial planning and matters of stewardship. In this book, Russ shares stories and insights on why getting on the right financial path now is so important. Whether you are just beginning your financial journey or have been on it for many years, this book can provide a helpful overview of a planning process that many find intimidating."  
 —__Austin Pryor, founder and publisher, Sound Mind Investing__

"My grandfather was a small business owner who was a part of the greatest generation. He told me that 'you don't go broke making a profit.' Your Money Made Simple expands on this simple concept, which Russ calls the ONE KEY—spending less than you make and doing it for a long time. This book guides you through a simple, but not easy, set of steps to achieve financial freedom. The concepts are simple but our culture makes it increasingly difficult to follow them. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is seeking peace in their financial life."  
 —__Chad Merrill, president &amp; CEO, Fellowship of Companies for Christ International__

"Your Money Made Simple is an invitation to start your wise-with-money journey. This book provides a systematic, step-by-step plan to help you determine if you are spending less than you make and therefore have discretionary income. But it is so much more! You will encounter biblical principles and thoughtful stories to increase your wisdom and change your heart."  
 —__Brad Hewitt, former CEO, Thrivent Financial__

"It has been said the best concepts in the world can be communicated on the back of a napkin—or in this case, on a flip chart.This book nails the best of both worlds—simple, concise, and easy-to-understand financial principles and truths combined with a practical, step-by-step application to help us all accomplish exactly what we want deep down: financial freedom!"  
 —__Ray Hilbert, cofounder, Truth at Work__

"Because the world is so complex, we often assume the most complicated solutions are the best solutions. In his latest book, Your Money Made Simple, Russ Crosson skillfully, and with extraordinary wisdom, challenges that assumption. Although he has spent his entire career in the sophisticated world of finance and financial planning, Russ offers people timeless and simple principles that lead to financial freedom. The genius of Russ's 'one key' is that it works for everyone."  
 —__Chris Holdorf, CEO, National Christian Foundation__

"Whether you're just beginning your financial journey or have been on it for many years, this book will provide invaluable wisdom. Russ presents simple formulas to help you figure out where you are and where you want to go with your money. His insights will help you get on the path to financial freedom."  
 —__Andy Stanley, author, communicator, and founder of North Point Ministries__

"Your Money Made Simple provides remarkable wisdom on basic financial decisions and straightforward principles that we can easily apply to our lives. This book uses a simple yet captivating approach to helping us determine if we are on the path to financial freedom. I heartily recommend this extraordinarily helpful book!"  
 —__Howard Dayton, founder of Compass—Finances God's Way__

"This simple and straightforward approach to money is refreshing and easy to understand. The illustrations and fill-in-the-blank formulas allow you to find wisdom for your finances and apply these principles to your life. It is a great read for anyone trying to get a handle on money."  
—__Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, lead pastor of National Community Church__

"In Your Money Made Simple, Russ Crosson shares his many years of experience teaching and advising couples and individuals on understanding and managing their money. Unlike other books on the subject of managing money, Russ presents timeless truths in a simple way that anyone can apply. I wish I had this book many years ago."  
—__Kim King,author of When Women Give, attorney, Exxon Mobil Corporation (retired)__

"Russ takes a daunting topic for many, personal finance, and explains it in a way that is simple to understand. This book is straightforward and a great tool for those looking to be better stewards of the financial resources God has entrusted to them."  
 —__Andrew Cathy, senior vice president, Chick-fill-A__

Your Money Made Simple is full of practical applications with easy-to-use financial planning tools. Discover exactly how much money you have and how to spend it wisely, and gain the peace of mind that comes from being content with what you have.

\["For Christians seeking financial wisdom and clarity", "Helps you understand and control your spending habits", "You will achieve freedom from financial worries"\]

This book provides practical financial advice for every stage of life.

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