

Abrahams Wallet
Abrahams Wallet
This podcast is for family leaders and those who aspire to think multigenerationally about their money, culture, work, family and community. Living out a multigenerational mindset that embraces good stewardship as a building block of God’s Kingdom on Earth might produce Abrahamic levels of impact. Can you imagine?!
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Feb 1, 2023 • 53min
HOME: Best Books of 2022
Mark Parrett and Jeff Davenport discuss their favorite reads of 2022. It's... a long list of books. They pretty much liked them all. See below...!
Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Rambo: First Blood Part 2
Madhouse at the End of the Earth, by Julian Sancton
Here, by Richard McGuire
2034, Ackerman and Stavridis
Gambling with Armageddon, Sherwin
Command and Control, Schlosser
Strange Fire, John MacArthur
Authentic Fire, Dr. Michael Brown
Deeper, Dane Ortlund
When the Man Comes Around, Douglas Wilson
Death in the City, Francis Schaeffer
The Every, Dave Eggars
The Mortification of Sin, John Owen
The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles
Healing Through Deliverance, Peter Horrobin
The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro
Cannery Row, John Steinbeck
The Saboteur, Paul Kix
betterworldbooks.com
That Hideous Strength, C.S. Lewis
Hagar the Horrible, Dik Browne
About Abraham's Wallet:
AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA
YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abrahamswallet
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahamswallet
This Week's Episode Rundown:
0:00 Rambo
3:05 Madhouse at the End of the Earth
4:08 Here
5:10 2034
6:00 Gambling with Armageddon
10:30 Strange Fire/Authentic Fire
14:10 Deeper
15:50 When the Man Comes Around
17:00 Death in the City
24:15 The Mortification of Sin
27:00 WHEN DO YOU READ??
32:45 The Lincoln Highway
36:30 Healing Through Deliverance
39:00 The Remains of the Day
40:55 Cannery Row
42:00 The Saboteur
46:30 That Hideous Strength

Jan 25, 2023 • 1h
DOUGH: LoDoFeb Inflation Edition!
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel tantalize and prep the people for the upcoming LoDoFeb money saving extravaganza, giving us 16 great tips for living in moderation through the month of February. Steven also gives us an Israel trip review and Mark updates us on the hamster he gave as a white elephant gift at Christmas.
Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Budgeting tools article at AW: https://abrahamswallet.com/podcast/advanced-budgeting-tips/
Flipp App
iBotta App
About Abraham's Wallet:
AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA
YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abrahamswallet
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahamswallet
This Week's Episode Rundown:
0:00 Steven’s visit to Israel
12:30 AW pod stats 2022
19:10 LoDo Feb redefinition
22:55 Hamster update
25:40 LoDo scriptural inspiration
27:30 Tactics

Jan 18, 2023 • 1h 8min
DOUGH: What About Gambling... REALLY?
In this episode recorded in December 2022, Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel discuss the financial and moral implications of gambling. The obvious question is “can a Christian play poker?” but our hosts also look at other places we put our money which are effectively gambling. They also throw some shade at craps and roulette...
Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/
Resources mentioned in this episode:
AW article: Inheritance horror stories https://abrahamswallet.com/podcast/inheritance-horror-stories/
Documentary: Millions
Documentary: Lucky
30 for 30 Documentary: Broke
About Abraham's Wallet:
AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA
YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abrahamswallet
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahamswallet
This Week's Episode Rundown:
0:00 Mark’s white elephant party
6:30 Shout out to year end giving
10:00 Gambling introduction, stats etc.
19:00 The Biblical take
25:00 Mark’s poker bio
42:00 Gambling with your investing dollars
48:50 The VC startup investing model
52:35 Smart money
1:00:40 Get serious and get free

Jan 11, 2023 • 39min
HOME: Land, Food, and Family Building
Steven Manuel trucks out to visit Jeremy Boswell, the God-fearing driver behind Emmett Ridge Farm. Jeremy shares some provocative thoughts about food and its source, and how regular folks can better steward land God provides. ...and he challenges us to go find a small farmer near us and BUY HIS FOOD!
Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Clarkson’s Farm, Prime Video The Biggest Little Farm, documentary
Forks over Knives, documentary
About Abraham's Wallet:
AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA
YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abrahamswallet
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahamswallet
This Week's Episode Rundown:
0:00 Steven intro
3:00 Hello to Jeremy Boswell
6:55 Boswell Family Mission Statement
8:30 Our relationship to land and food
12:30 Organic vs corporate farming
19:15 How should we be shopping for food?
24:50 Is organic milk better that conventional milk?
27:00 “free range” chicken eggs
30:30 How can we take care of our family land?
33:20 Land helps in family leadership 3
7:06 Support Emmett Ridge Farms

Jan 4, 2023 • 1h 6min
DOUGH: Fitness and Finances with Chris Cirullo
Mark Parrett talks with Chris Cirullo of Mission Fit Dads about how to navigate the waters of personal fitness. Do you need a personal trainer? Do I have to have a plan? Should I be doing cardio? ...and all that sort of thing. Steven Manuel jumps in, uninvited, at the top to describe why physical capital even matters.
Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Peter Attia's podcast, The Drive: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peter-attia-drive/id1400828889
Atomic Habits, James Clear
Starting Strength, Mark Rippetoe
The Resistance Training Revolution, Sal DiStefano
Mission Fit Dads: https://www.missionfitdads.com
About Abraham's Wallet:
AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27/what-is-abrahams-wallet/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abrahams-wallet/id1462593706
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3IhayaoKB4sTegPRw?si=4M-m7mwUR0GigEkgrf3aJA
YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abrahamswallet
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahamswallet
This Week's Episode Rundown:
0:00 Steven intro
12:45 Parallels between fitness and finance
16:10 Progressive overload
23:30 making a plan to create goals
26:30 The Centenarian Olympics
28:00 “What if I’ve never done fitness?”
31:30 The Planet Fitness model
41:30 what could my plan be?
46:45 Should I be doing cardio?
54:00 Do I need a personal trainer?
60:20 What if I have $$ but no time? What’s best?
65:40 Summary

Dec 28, 2022 • 1h 5min
DOUGH: Year End Financial Checklist
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel talk through the 11 things you should be doing to end your financial (calendar) year right. #1 on the list is to plan your goals summit... but then #1 is overtaken by another #1!
Don't miss the surprise ending! Abraham's Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Our Goals Summit post: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/12/28... Monarch money: https://www.monarchmoney.com/
Flourish… contact us for an invite! Jeremy Pryor and Steven talk about Truth: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Our HSA hacking post: https://abrahamswallet.com/2019/07/30...
Fsastore.com
Ally Bank: ally.com
Trust and Will 10% off: https://trustandwill.com/advisors/inv...
About Abraham's Wallet: AW website: https://abrahamswallet.com/2017/11/27...
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xbcf3I...
YouTube full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@abrahamswallet
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamswallet
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abrahamswallet
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahamswallet
This Week's Episode Rundown:
0:00 Steven's caveat
5:30 1- annual summit
8:49 2- Run a tax projection
10:09 3- Retirement contributions and conversions
20:56 4- Generosity
25:16 5- Max out your HSA
28:01 6- Use FSA money
31:35 7- Check in on your benefits
38:13 8- Consider a bunching strategy
44:10 9- Review your assets to take maximum advantage of tax situations when you have options.
48:43 10- Perform a quick audit of accounts
52:02 11- Update your estate plan
55:39 Review Rundown
1:03:07 Steven prays for your 2023

Dec 21, 2022 • 1h 3min
HOME: Norman Rockwell, Nostalgia, and Road Tripping with Dad
Steven Manuel and Jeff Davenport discuss Steven’s recent road trip with his father and the notable moments that gave him pause. Is nostalgia good? What should we be looking for...

Dec 14, 2022 • 38min
DOUGH: Credit cards and new tech gadgets
Steven Manuel and Jeff Davenport talk about how to use credit cards for your business, and how to maximize offers and bonuses. Steven also shares some recent retail experiences and...

Dec 7, 2022 • 37min
HOME: How's the New Biz Going?
Abraham’s Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please partner with us in inspiring and equipping multi-gen families at https://abrahamswallet.com/donate/ Steven Manuel and Jeff Davenport talk about running...

Nov 30, 2022 • 1h 3min
HOME: Discipling Our Children Part 3
Steven Manuel and Mark Parrett talk about practical tactical methods for training children in HOW TO OBEY, starting with children as young as 5 months old. They go over principles...