Roots of the Money Tree

In this episode, Ryan and Colby interview Ron Henry. Topics discussed include: Finishing strong in the most powerful season of your life (5:00) The power of words (20:15) Positioning (23:00) Ron's journey (29:42) The generous heart (42:00)

Ryan and Colby interview Zach Norman: Artist, Producer, Creator. Topics covered include: Zach's: Money Story 1:24 Path - POD to Liberty to Passion to ZZN Collection 4:34 Projects - ZZN Collection and Wave Initiative 13:59 NFTs in the Music Industry Thoughts 19:24 Generosity Perspective 31: 06 Wisdom on Risk and Getting Started 33:57

Ryan and Colby interview Brendan Thompson: Missions Mobilizer, Technology Enthusiast, NFT Marketplace Creator. Topics covered include: Brendan's: Money Story 1:40 Path - Educator to Missions Mobilizer to NFT Marketplace Creator to Ethnos Digital - 8:30 Take on Digital Assets - What are digital assets and how do they work? - 12:30 Take on NFTs - What are NFTs, how do they work, how do you make one, and why are they important? - 20:03 Take on What's Next in Digital Assets - 37:13 Passion Project - Ethnos Digital - 40:55 Cautions for believers entering the digital asset space

Ryan and Colby interview Dr. Shane Enete of Biola University. Topics covered include: Shane's Money Story (1:19) Money Convictions (7:25) What the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee Teach Us About Money (10:40) Money Life Tool (14:15) Biblical Warnings on Money (16:57) Shane's Career Path (23:28) Biblically Responsible Investing (29:52) Recommended Resources (42:58) Timeless Wisdom vs Biblical Principles (44:43)

Ryan and Colby interview Brian Feller, President of National Christian Foundation California and avid outdoorsman. Topics covered include: Bryan's money story and God as a mafia boss (4:25) People are people, regardless of their money situation (7:17) Bryan's health journey and BryanFeller.com (8:56) If you're over 50, you need a sport (12:32) Giving in Community (14:29) Subaru Love (15:35) M6:33 and Impact investing (16:55) Building the Generosity Muscle (19:53) Financial Finish Lines (25:10) Deploying Your Gifts (26:22) Giving Anonomously vs Inspiring with Our Giving Stories (28:07) Awe, Beauty, and Generosity (34:30)

In this episode, Colby gives a summary of the six biblical principles of stewardship: 1) God owns it all 2) Set long term written financial goals 3) Spend less than you make 4) Avoid the dangers of debt 5) Diversify your investments 6) Be generous They also talk through why we should give and basing our lives on principles, not prescriptions.

In this episode, the Houston How To and his wife, Katie, talk through one of the most powerful things they have done to strengthen their marriage: share their financial info with a group of friends. We have a conversation on what they did, why they did it, and what that one conversation seven years ago led to in their marriage. Revealing our financial info feels off limits and strange, even in our deep church relationships where we are not hesitant to talk through sex, pornography, anger, doubt...why? Keeping these issues to ourselves and siloed in our marriages is a recipe for sin and miscommunication with our spouse. Opening our whole life, including our money life, to trusted friends takes away the burden of walking through financial issues alone and gives us a lifeline if money is leading to stress, pain, and hurt in our marriages. We invite all of you to listen and reach out to us if you are interested in doing something similar.

In this episode, Ryan and Colby interview Evan Lange of The Signatry. The signatry is a Christian donor advised fund with the mission "To inspire and facilitate revolutionary biblical generosity." Evan shares about his journey from the corporate legal world to the Signatry, his journey with money and generosity, his first money memories, giving joyfully, some thoughts on giving and tax strategies for 2021, and anonoymous giving.

In this episode, Ryan and Colby cover Rules of Thumb. Are they helpful? Useless? How much to spend on college? How much to spend on an engagement ring? A wedding? Emergency fund? Home purchase? Car Purchase? Furniture? Remodel? Retirement? Vacation Home? Kids education? What rules of thumb apply in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 60s, 60s, and beyond?

In this episode, Ryan and Colby dig into money and relationships. Money is quoted as being the top reason for divorces in the U.S. and the way we relate to each other about money, the way we communicate, and the way we treat each other around money is vital. Without intentional work, most of our relationships with money will be strained. Ryan and Colby talk about their experiences, what has worked well, what hasn't, and some helpful guidelines.

In this episode, Colby and Ryan dive in to what not to do. Up to this point we've talked about what to do. What do we tune out to increase our chances of success on our financial road? They tackle marketing, emotions, sphere of influence, social media, envy, and how each of these act as a potential barrier to your long term financail success.

In this episode, Ryan and Colby have special guest Michael Blue on to discuss his book: Free to Follow: Discover the Riches of a Surrendered Life. We dig into Michael's life and how he exchanged living the American dream to free following Jesus. We also get down into the details of saving, giving, and debt in the context of a surrendered life. Inside Cover: LIVE THE FREE LIFE OF A SURRENDERED FOLLOWER OF JESUS Most of us say we want to walk closer with God, but when you examine our lives, that desire isn't very evident. Why don't we consistently live how we say we want to live? In this book, Michael Blue examines the call of Jesus and the barriers to walking closely with Him. He exhorts us to take seriously the call of Jesus and to order our lives in such a way that draws us nearer to our Savior and presents a compelling witness to our watching neighbors. When Jesus calls us to follow Him, He tells us we must lay down our lives and pick up our crosses. He tells us that this way is narrow and few find it. While His call might feel weighty and difficult, it's only when we obey it that we experience the freedom of following Jesus. Free to Follow is a call to surrender everything to Jesus and start following in His way. It will take a particular look at what the Bible says about following Jesus when it comes to money and possessions and challenge us to rethink the way we view and use money. Ultimately, Free to Follow is a call to hunger after God and rid ourselves of any baggage preventing that pursuit. It is a call to freedom and joy.

In this episode, Colby and Ryan discus how to get where you want to go and where to focus to make that goal happen. We talk through getting a system in place to execute intentions as effortlessly as possible, get into the 5 uses of cash (giving, saving, taxes, debt, living expenses), talk through optimizing taxes (getting your withholding right, no free loans to the government), giving (donor advised funds), and talked through the importance of saving vs spending over the long term.

In this episode, Ryan and Colby get in to the third step on your financial journey: defining your goals. Goals help us make the right long term decision, make rational decisions in the moment, and provide the key underpinnings to our journey with money.

Now that you know your why, the next step in your financial journey is to know where you are. All journeys start with a single step - where are you starting from? Ryan and Colby discuss knowing where you are emotionally in your journey with money (Your Money Story) as well as the financial side (net worth and cash flow).

In this episode, Ryan and Colby dive into the most important question you can ask yourself at the beginning of your money journey: "Why"? Why are you doing what you are doing? What motivates you? What are your convictions? The answer to this question will have major consequences on your journey with money.

Welcome to Roots of the Money Tree. Colby and Ryan are here to help you think about money in a new way: From the Roots Up