Episode 1

S11 Ep1 Good with Money: Budgeting

In the first episode of this ‘Good with Money’ season, Simon and Bex talk about ways in which budgeting can help us get off to a great start if we want to be good with money and also to do good with our money.

Some key points of interest covered in this episode include the following:

  • Simon and Bex start off the show by announcing the three charities that will each receive £100 as part of the celebrations for the podcast’s 100th episode, aired on July 30th. [00:37]
  • Bex and Simon explain that Season 11 is going to be about using our money well and not just managing it well. Topics covered in the eight core episodes of the season will comprise the following: budgeting, saving, investing, pensions, tax, debt, insurance and family matters. [02:22]
  • Simon uses a couple of examples to support his comment that budgeting is a pervasive topic when dealing with money and is therefore a really good place to start when aspiring to be good with money. [06:22]
  • The power of a budget is that it enables us to plan ahead and to decide how we are going to ensure that we give ‘every pound a purpose’. Equally important is the encouragement not to pay ourselves first, but instead to give to God first, as illustrated by Proverbs 3.9: ‘Honour the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all you produce.’ [12:46]
  • In response to a question from Bex, Simon gives an example of how ‘framing’ our priorities can help us to strike the right balance between what we allocate to current expenditure and what we earmark for the future. [14:16]
  • Simon provides a broad-brush overview of Christian budgeting, starting off with Psalm 24.1 (‘The earth is the Lord's and everything in it’) to illustrate that we are stewards of any wealth we have, and going on to mention the importance of prioritising our giving and ensuring, also, that we live within our means. [17:43]
  • When asked to identify some additional key principles, Simon highlights the following behaviours: use money as a tool rather than making it a goal in its own right; be aware of the danger of having a rigid attitude to budgeting that can inhibit our ability to be sensitive to prompts from God about how He wants us to use our money; be open about money matters with others and seek wisdom from them. [21:46]
  • Listeners are warmly invited to share their thoughts and experiences related to budgeting. Next week’s episode will explore the topic of ‘Saving’ [24:07]

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'Where Your Treasure Is...': The Podcast where Faith and Finance Meet
Conversations about faith and finance with Chartered Financial Planner of the Year, Simon Glazier

About your hosts

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Simon Glazier

Simon is a forty(something), average height, mostly bald, Christian, husband, father of three, bad taste in fashion, movie-loving, not-very-musical-but-likes-to-sing, outdoor type, board-game playing, dancing, acting (would love to get back into amateur dramatics), kind of guy.

He also happens to be a very experienced, qualified and award-winning Financial Planner (and not just any award - the UK Chartered Financial Planner of the Year Award!).

After 20+ years in the finance profession and having worked for one of Aberdeen and the UK’s best financial planning firms (they also won awards...) he started Stewardship Wealth on the 1st April 2018. His goal is to build a business that would delight clients, gather a team of fun to work with people, and raise money for charity, in particular the Church he is a part of. He has committed to giving away at least 10% of all the income of the business to charity, even before he pays himself!

He's been part of a growing Aberdeenshire church for 25+ years, during which time he as acted, sung, played the tambourine (sad, but true), served in and helped lead the children's ministry, helped run several Marriage Courses, Parenting Courses and Money Courses, been a Treasurer and Trustee for over 13 years and has helped lead a small group based bible study for as long as he can remember.

If you’re ever up for a deep and meaningful conversation about faith and finance...or a strategy based board game...then he’s your man.

P.S. He also has a collection of over 60 Monopoly Board Games, owns a Bowler Hat and once represented England in the World Folkdance Festival as a Morris Dancer...!
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Bex Elder

Bex Elder is a freelance translator and writer based in the North East of Scotland. While Bex is by no means a financial expert (unlike her more knowledgeable co-host), her love of a good chat, and sometimes debate, led her into podcasting. Bex splits her working hours between her own business and working a day a week for her local church as the Assistant Youth Pastor. Bex loves running, getting lost in a good book, drinking copious amounts of tea and never says no to a macaron.