Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 11

Introduction 15

Part 1 The Heart of the Matter

1 Decision Time: If You Don't Know Where to Start, Start Here 31

2 A Heart Issue: How God Sees Your Money 37

3 Owner versus Manager: Which One Are You? 49

4 Just Say No: What Not to Do with Your Money 63

Part 2 Breaking Free from Debt for Good

5 Opening Your Hand: How Generosity Is the First Step in Becoming Debt-Free 77

6 Down with Debt: The Three Most Important Financial Decisions You Can Make 91

7 Get Out and Stay Out: A Practical Plan for Showing Debt the Door 101

8 Capturing the Contentment Thief: How to Break Free from Materialism 111

Part 3 Living and Giving Differently

9 Hitting Your Stride: How to Walk in Step with God's Plan for Your Money 129

10 The 70 Percent Principle of Lasting Wealth: How to Set Goals for Giving, Saving, and Investing 147

11 Living beyond the 70 Percent: How to Embrace the Full Power of the Generosity Secret 159

Part 4 Peace, Influence, and Eternal Impact

12 Moving beyond Your Limiting Beliefs: How to Silence the Misguided Financial Voices in Your Head 171

13 What Do You Do?: Trading the Good for the Great in Your Career 185

14 Putting the Big Rocks in Place: Five Keys for Embracing the Generosity Secret Now 197

15 Living for Eternity: How to Make Sure You and Your Money Have Eternal Impact 205

A Final Note from Nelson and Jennifer 213

Notes 215