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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
The Taboo
Today, I read this from a young professional woman. “In recent weeks I discussed the issue of finances with people around me. During a...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
How Much Is Enough?
Our new washing machine was delivered this week. We bought it online at CoolBlue. This store has known explosive growth. Started in 1999...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Financial fruit!
This has been a great summer for fruit! This past summer, dry and hot has been good to the fruit growers, producing a bumper harvest and...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
New book released! Monkey Business: The Parable Of The Shrewd Manager !
The book is all about managing money - God's way, using Jesus' parable from Luke 16. The book is about being a wise manager in today's...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
A coin in a shoe!
A student was taking a walk with his professor, talking about philosophy. As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Strong as a bear!
Strong as a bear? Haribo is a global confectionary company, well known to kids and adults for their Gummy Bears. Haribo is founded by...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20234 min read
Help, I can't breathe! ... 'stuffocation' ...
“Stuffocation’ s a new word which we could easily add to our dictionary. The trend watcher James Wallmann coined the term to describe...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
You never really own anything!
This week I looked rather enviously at an advertisement by Philippe Pattek, who make fantastic and very expensive watches. A statement...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Where does it all go?
I just don’t know where it all goes. The month is not finished and we’re out of money already.” This seems to be a common phenomenon,...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20231 min read
My Financial Compass
Welcome to our new training series "My Financial Compass." This training will take you deeper into Navigating Finances God's Way. We use...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20233 min read
A Cloud of Generous Witnesses
Examples of other Christians’ faithfulness can have a powerful influence on us. We know this not only from our own experiences but from...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Debt - the Credit Crunch
In the UK, more than 3 million people have debt they may never clear and for 5 million the debts will take more than a decade to repay....
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20231 min read
True Financial Freedom
Here is your warm invitation to join us at ten beautiful seaside resort of Cascais, near Lisbon, Portugal for our 6th European conference...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Where Does It Go?
“I just don’t know where it all goes. The month is not finished and we’re short already.” This seems to be a common phenomenon, affecting...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Absolute Honesty
We live in an age of “relative honesty” in which people formulate their own standards of honesty which change with the circumstances. The...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20232 min read
The Problem With Financial Success
“Having money is more fun than not having any!” Seems logical, but is it always true? Does having more money always bring joy and life...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20235 min read
Christians Should Warn Governments About the Effects of Debt and Greed
‘Christians should warn governments about the effects of debt and greed’ Spanish group Evangelicals in Economy and Business organises...
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Bert Den Hertog
Mar 21, 20237 min read
How Much is Enough?
This is an excerpt from my presentation at the European Economic Summit, Amsterdam September 7-9, 2016. How much is enough? This is a...
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