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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Being Wise With Your Money During a Crisis (Part 1 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Relationships, Parenting

4.74.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Michelle Singletary discusses wise money management when times are tough. She’ll help you with the basics of getting out of debt, budgeting, and saving when money is tight. She’ll share biblical principles on investments in times of uncertainty and generously helping friends and family members in need.

 

 

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slash impossible.

0:36.6

So then you need to look at your budget and put in places where you can keep your money low.

0:43.8

So how much you spend for a car and things like that.

0:46.7

And so you may have to skip a vacation a couple of years while you stockpile savings for yourself.

0:52.3

It's all about looking at what's important in your life

0:56.1

and funding that and letting everything else go. Today on Focus on the Family, you'll hear from

1:01.5

financial expert Michelle Singletary. She's going to help you get a handle on your money. She has some

1:06.5

great advice on managing finances, especially given all that's going on in today's world and economy.

1:13.2

I'm John Fuller, and your host is Focus President and author Jim Daly.

1:16.9

John, I think it's not just in the U.S. here, but Canada and other countries, we're going through a lot of financial turbulence.

1:24.5

I guess you would call it inflation.

1:26.9

You know, we're paying so much for gas and groceries

1:28.8

and all of those kinds of things. And it's a perfect time to bring in a wonderful expert when it

1:35.4

comes to how to manage your budget and how to create a budget and things like that. And we're going to

1:40.0

talk to Michelle Singletary today. And she's got great insights and a great book on how to better

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