{"id":42886,"date":"2025-03-20T10:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=42886"},"modified":"2025-03-20T10:14:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:14:29","slug":"strategies-for-saving-episode-894","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/strategies-for-saving-episode-894\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies for Saving: Episode 894"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How we budget and save for stuff, plus what to do when you feel behind in life, and conversations with someone who has doubts about God.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Featured musical artist:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iamhollyn\/?hl=en?refcd=2250604\"> <b>Hollyn<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Roundtable: Are You Living Paycheck to Paycheck?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bucket-list trip. A new house. A different car. The latest smartphone. All great things, but they require money. Many of us have gotten used to living paycheck to paycheck and putting things on credit cards. Is there a better way to spend and save without going into debt or eating mac and cheese until we\u2019re 40? Our guests reveal what they\u2019re saving money for, how they\u2019re doing it, and why delayed gratification and planning for the future can be rewarding. If you\u2019re needing clarity on how to better save towards a long-term goal, you\u2019ll be inspired by our discussion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.focusonthefamily.com\/show\/the-boundless-show\/?refcd=2250604\"><b>Leave Us a Voicemail<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Culture: Am I Behind in Life?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your friend gets a promotion. Another friend starts dating. A couple in your small group is expecting their first child. Meanwhile, you\u2019re underemployed and staring at another apartment\u2019s popcorn ceiling. This was Meghan Asbury\u2019s life. Every milestone her friends hit left her feeling more and more behind. She moved to a new city for a fresh start, but that didn\u2019t help. The months and years following led to a fair amount of grieving, soul-searching, and reevaluating her situation. In the process she learned a lot about herself, God, His plans for us, and what it means to be \u201con track.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alwaysmeghan.com\/?refcd=2250604\"><b>Visit Meghan\u2019s Website<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8J1smZe99f8\"><b>Watch This Segment on YouTube<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Inbox: When a Loved One Doubts God<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A friend or family member admits they\u2019re having doubts about God. How can you respond without freaking out or sounding preachy? Counselor Glenn Lutjens weighs in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Boundlessorg\/?refcd=2250702\"><b>Find us on YouTube\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christiancounselorsnetwork.com\/?refcd=2250604\"><b>Link to Counseling Services\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How we budget and save for stuff, plus what to do when you feel behind in life, and conversations with someone who has doubts about God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42886","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry","category-adulthood","category-relationships"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Strategies for Saving: Episode 894 - Boundless<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How we budget and save for stuff, plus what to do when you feel behind in life, and conversations with someone who has doubts about God.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/strategies-for-saving-episode-894\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Strategies for Saving: Episode 894\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How we budget and save for stuff, plus what to do when you feel behind in life, and conversations with someone who has doubts about God.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/strategies-for-saving-episode-894\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Boundless\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boundless.org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/strategies-for-saving-episode-894\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/strategies-for-saving-episode-894\/\",\"name\":\"Strategies for Saving: Episode 894 - Boundless\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-20T16:15:23+00:00\",\"description\":\"How we budget and save for stuff, plus what to do when you feel behind in life, and conversations with someone who has doubts about God.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/strategies-for-saving-episode-894\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/strategies-for-saving-episode-894\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/strategies-for-saving-episode-894\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Podcast Episodes\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/podcast\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Strategies for Saving: Episode 894\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.boundless.org\/\",\"name\":\"Boundless\",\"description\":\"Find your place. 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