From Worst To Best In Making Ends Meet

[Verifiable971]

Although I am new to this site, I am not new to personal finance, mortgage reduction nor debt reduction. As these make up my Passion.
In going from worst to best in making ends meet--and I make my 3-step process available for free by email at my email address--there are 3 powerful steps.
Step 1 10% of all you earn is either His, Yours, or Theirs. With Tithe, it is HIS. If not 10% HIS, then 10% can be Yours. If neither HIS nor Yours, it becomes Theirs.
Step 2 20% of your Income is either Yours or Theirs. With 20% Discretionary Income, it is Yours. With 20% Disposable Income, it is Theirs. Nevertheless, with 20% of your income, you can pay off your debt(s). For that reason, 20% of your Income is and has always been your Secret Weapon!
Step 3 70% Don't look now. But, 70% of your Income is Yours. And, 70% of your Income is the Ideal Standard of Living few people even know about.
We already know about the 10% Tithe. The 20% that I am talking about comes from "1/5 of the harvest" found in Genesis Chapter 41: Verses 34-36 and the Ideal 70% Standard of Living comes from 3 different people who wrote about personal finance. Now, I know 6 different ways to reach and maintain the Ideal 70% Standard of Living.
I know about the envelope system for managing money and I am glad that you are using it. And, I encourage all of your forum users to try it as well. My input comes from wanting to help your forum even more.
Readers: Tell me what you think, especially after having tried out the 10%, 20%, 70% process. In addition, if you want a free copy by email of the 6 ways to reach and maintain the Ideal 70% Standard of Living, just email me at bmw1.4@juno.com

[Jonathan K]

Step 1 10% of all you earn is either His, Yours, or Theirs. With Tithe, it is HIS. If not 10% HIS, then 10% can be Yours. If neither HIS nor Yours, it becomes Theirs. Verifiable971

Please clarify on this. From a Christian perspective this is what the Bible says about tithing:

For every beast of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird of the mountains, and everything that moves in the field is Mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and all it contains. - Psalm 50:10-12

Thus all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord. - Leviticus 27:30

"Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine." - Proverbs 3:9-10

“'Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,' says the Lord of hosts, 'if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.'" - Malachi 3:10

The tithe is a starting place. It would be even better to give more to the Lord if one's budget allows. We are to give the tithe to support God's work and His ministers.

[Verifiable971]

From a Christian perspective, your quotations make a very good case and are sound.
From a standpoint that people have towards money, I am making as good a case for Christians to follow God's word as I can.
Understandably, one of the most difficult subjects to preach about in church is stewardship. And, I understand that. It is as if all of the money each person earns is his or hers, period. And, that's when the fight over tithe and offerings begins. Greed jumps in quickly. And, people turn a deaf ear to the message. I have seen it time and time again.
That is why I say that 10% is HIS (God's) to support God's work. For someone who refuses to return God's 10% tithe, that is Yours. And, when people neither tithe nor keep 10% for themselves, that 10% becomes Theirs (it goes to somebody else).
You are right: God owns everything. But, by tradition starting with the Levitical priesthood, Christians can and should return 10% tithe to support God's work.
Personally, I always look forward to giving my 10% Tithe.