Kristi Andersen, CFP

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Principal, Kristi L. Andersen Financial Partners, LLC

For over twenty five years Kristi has been helping women, their families and their businesses navigate their most important financial decisions. Kristi considers it a privilege to help women learn that good stewardship and financial planning can be one of the best, most rewarding things they have ever done for themselves. Kristi speaks to numerous women's and girls' groups about taking charge of their financial stewardship. She is single and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her dog "Rizzo".

Favorite Resources

www.masteryourmoney.com; Family Means Credit Counseling (www.familymeans.org) What's My Score? (www.whatsmyscore.org); BankRate.com (www.bankrate.com); www.kristilandersen.com

Content Kristi wrote

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What Does God have to Say about Debt?
02/2/12

What does God have to Say about Debt? And are you listening?

The short answer to this question is right out of Proverbs.  Proverbs 22:7 states, “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.”  There are no exceptions to this rule; no one borrows their way to wealth.  This piece of wisdom was hard to convince many people of just a few short years ago.  We now have the wisdom of hindsight as to what happens

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Fasting Credit Cards
12/29/11

How would giving up credit cards lead me to a closer relationship with God?

I was walking through my local CVS drug store a couple of weeks ago, looking for something that would fill the chocolate craving I was having.  I did not quite know what I wanted, was it cookies, or solid chocolate or chocolate ice cream or a candy bar.  I kept roaming through the store.  In my roaming, I almost knocked over a bookstand filled with books.  The book title tha

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When Economic Fears Surface, Check Your Plan - Or Make One
08/24/11

The Debt Ceiling Crisis Issue Appears To Be Resolved, But What Will Be Tomorrows Headlines?

They appear to be resolving the debt ceiling issue, but what about tomorrow? 

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How Your Personality Affects Your Financial Decision-making
08/17/11

Your Checkbook Reflects your Unique Personality!

The recent volatility in the stock market has everyone a little jumpy – even folks who have worked with a trusted financial planner for years. But if you’ve never worked with a planner before, one of the first things he or she will do is make you fill out a risk analysis questionnaire.

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Most People Don't have Enough Disabilty Insurance - Don't Make That Mistake
08/2/11

What If I Get Hurt and Can't Work?

Disability insurance protects your ability to earn an income. It provides money to pay your rent, mortgage and all your basic living expenses if you are injured or sick for an extended period. It is called disability Insurance or disability income protection but think of it as income replacement when you are sick or hurt and cannot work.

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IN GOD WE TRUST
05/18/11

"In God We Trust", is it just a slogan on our money?

A few weeks ago I received one of those emails that has been forwarded and forwarded so many times it took minutes to get down to the original message. The email was describing the one dollar coins that have been issued in recent years.

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Is Maturity Just Another Word For Old?
04/6/11

As in Matthew 18:3 Jesus says "...I tell you the truth unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Are we children of God or just acting like a two year olds?

I have heard the terms “spiritual maturity” and “mature Christian” a lot lately and it has me wondering what does that mean exactly?  What does it mean to be “mature”?  I laugh when I see it used in marketing and the media.  I would definitely more appt to buy a product for the “mature woman” than an “old woman”.  Mature makes me feel like an adult rather than just someone w

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The Joy in Simply Giving
03/23/11

Are you giving with a clenched fist or an open hand?

Giving (or you may have heard it referred to as tithing) is a cornerstone of Christian stewardship.  If Jesus is Lord of your life then He is Lord of all of your life, your time, your money, your relationships, etc.  This can be a tough area for women, but it can determine if a woman will be useful for God or not.  Will you submit everything to Him, or j

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What If You Did Win the Powerball?
02/24/11

At some point or another we have all daydreamed about winning the lottery, but is that what you really want?

All of us at some time or another have daydreamed about what we would do if we came into a large sum of money, if we won the lottery or received a large inheritance. We talk about all the things we would buy or the things we would do with that money, and how life would be___________ if we had more money.  You fill in the blank.

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You Always Have a Choice
02/3/11

When God looks at my checkbook, what does He think?

When God looks at my checkbook, what does He think?  The first thing I think about when I think about this question is a budget.  How do I know if I am being a good steward in how I spend my money if I don’t know where it is going?  So a budget is a perfect solution to the question where is all my money going?

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