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Christian money coaching against debt and drift.
Fixing The Money Thing with Gary Keesee treats money trouble as both a spiritual and practical problem. Episodes move between debt-free testimony, biblical teaching, tax conversations, and direct coaching on cash reserves, payments, and financial pressure.
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Fixing The Money Thing with Gary Keesee sits at the intersection of Christian teaching and household financial repair. It is not a neutral personal finance show. Its money advice is rooted in scripture, covenant language, and the belief that debt blocks purpose. The show returns again and again to pressure at the kitchen-table level: overdue bills, car payments, credit cards, tax uncertainty, mortgages, and the exhausting feeling of never getting ahead. Gary Keesee uses his own financial collapse as a recurring origin story. He describes years of debt, stress, broken-down possessions, IRS trouble, panic, and a life that felt directionless. That history gives the show its intensity. The advice is often practical. Listeners hear about starting a cash reserve, selling unused items, reviewing tax returns, avoiding unnecessary payments, and looking for money already available in a household. The framing is spiritual. Episodes argue that provision supports vision, that borrowing limits choice, and that Christians should think differently about wealth, blessing, responsibility, and generosity. Some installments are close to sermons, with extended teaching on kingdom finance, Abrahamic blessing, and biblical passages about lending, borrowing, and paying taxes. Others are conversational, especially when Drenda Cassee appears in discussions about getting out of debt and changing family habits. The tax episodes shift into more technical ground, with Dan Pilla brought in for tax-season guidance. Even there, the show keeps returning to moral responsibility: pay what is owed, but do not assume every demand is correct. Its rhythm is repetitive by design. A point is stated, circled, illustrated, and pressed until it feels less like a tip and more like a conviction. The best fit is a listener who wants financial instruction inside an explicitly Christian worldview. Skeptical listeners may find the prosperity language strong. Supportive listeners may hear a practical, forceful attempt to connect faith, money, and freedom without separating spiritual formation from everyday bills.
Made for: For Christian listeners who feel stuck in debt, household money stress, tax confusion, or paycheck-to-paycheck habits and want direct, faith-based coaching. It especially suits people who prefer scripture, testimony, and practical steps in the same conversation.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart by treating personal finance as a spiritual freedom issue, not just a budgeting problem. Its mix of biblical teaching, debt testimony, tax guidance, and concrete household tactics gives it a pulpit-and-checkbook feel.
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Practical money guidance meets biblical teaching, with debt, taxes, business decisions, and financial planning tied to a larger spiritual purpose.
Gary Cassee treats financial strain as both a practical problem and a matter of faith. His teaching moves between personal testimony, biblical interpretation, and concrete money decisions, with debt, business ambition, tax obligations, and financial planning all viewed through a…
The tax code meets the kingdom of God, and your household budget gets the counseling session.
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Faith-forward money coaching centered on savings, debt relief, and immediate action.
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Taxes are framed as responsibility, with a clear push to verify the numbers and use lawful deductions.
Taxes are treated as a matter of responsibility rather than panic. Gary and Dan Pilla keep coming back to a plain point: follow the law, check the return, and do not leave lawful deductions on the table when they apply.
Faith, money, and timing are linked through a sermon that keeps pushing the listener to pay attention and act.
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Genesis, money, and a blunt contrast between toil and blessing.
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Real-estate freedom, taught in plain numbers.
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Gary Keesee concludes his teaching on applying biblical kingdom principles to achieve financial freedom, wealth, and vision by embracing God's covenant of blessing.
Gary Keesee teaches that Christians have a covenant right to wealth and blessing through understanding biblical kingdom principles, offering a new perspective on finances.
Gary and Drenda Keesee discuss how to become debt-free in 5-7 years using biblical financial principles, sharing their personal journey from financial chaos to freedom.
Gary Keesee and tax expert Dan Pilla discuss Christian financial responsibility regarding taxes, IRS obligations, and biblical principles for the 2026 tax season.
Gary and Drindica Keesee share how they overcame financial ruin through God's principles, offering hope and practical steps for listeners.
Gary Keesee teaches biblical principles to overcome debt and achieve financial freedom through faith.
Gary Keesee teaches biblical principles to overcome debt and achieve financial freedom.
Gary Keesee encourages listeners to think debt-free and trust God's principles to overcome financial stress.
Gary Keesee discusses the stress of debt and credit card debt records, encouraging listeners that financial freedom is achievable through biblical principles.
Gary brings Dan Pilla back to talk about taxes and the Christian duty to look closely at a return.
Gary Cassee begins with a story about a friend who came in uneasy, sat in the back, and slowly came to realize there was something real to hear.
Gary frames money as a spiritual issue from the opening moments.
Gary opens with a blunt testimony about hitting bottom.
Gary Cassee concludes his message on achieving financial freedom through biblical principles, focusing on reclaiming what has been plundered by the devil.
Gary Keesse teaches biblical principles of harvest and plunder to help Christians achieve financial freedom by reclaiming what the enemy has stolen.
Gary Cassee shares biblical principles from the Harvest and Plunder Provision Conference to help listeners achieve financial freedom by overcoming debt and reclaiming what God intends for them.
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Gary Keesee shares how applying faith principles can transform financial struggles into success and freedom.
Gary Keesee teaches from Exodus 12 about Passover as a foreshadowing of Jesus' finished work, connecting it to financial freedom and covenant principles.
Gary Keesee and Drenda Kassi discuss God's unconditional love and challenge the belief that God is angry or punishing.
Gary Keesee shares biblical principles to help listeners achieve financial freedom and spiritual growth.
Gary Keesee teaches that God is not angry and offers spiritual and financial freedom through kingdom principles.
Gary Keesee uses a parable about finding money to teach a spiritual lesson on rest and fairness from a Christian perspective.
Gary Keesee teaches on the power of rest from a biblical perspective, explaining how entering God's rest leads to purpose and passion.
Gary and Drenda Keesee discuss the power of Sabbath rest and how it connects to financial abundance and spiritual destiny.
Gary and Drenda Keesee discuss the biblical concept of the double portion and how to enter God's Sabbath rest for financial abundance.
Gary and Drenda Keesee discuss the power of rest as a spiritual principle for financial provision and peace.
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Gary Keesee shares a faith-based message for the new year, encouraging listeners to apply biblical principles to achieve financial freedom.
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Gary Keesee concludes his 'Pick It Up' series by encouraging listeners to reclaim their dreams and achieve financial freedom through faith-based principles.
Gary Keesee discusses how to resurrect dreams and achieve financial freedom through biblical principles on his podcast Fixing the Money Thing.