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‘We lived within our means’: I earned $30,000 as a pastor and still retired comfortably. Why don’t you tell people that?

‘We lived within our means’: I earned $30,000 as a pastor and still retired comfortably. Why don’t you tell people that?

marketwatch.com 26.09.2026 14:00 4 views

Why don’t you tell people that? Why are so many people going hungry?”). I have seen similar essays throughout my eight decades of life, and the subject frustrates me — though perhaps not for the reason you might suspect.

After more than 40 years working in ministry, I retired as a pastor in 2021. My wife and I raised two children. Until my retirement, I never earned more than $30,000 a year.

My wife, a dedicated stay-at-home mom, earned a maximum of $13,000 when she was able to work in local school districts. Copyright ©2026 MarketWatch, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 I’m 77, pay rent and live off Social Security, but I help homeless people.

A ‘death cross’ is coming for the dollar. Trump’s ban on Canadian alcohol starts Tuesday, but these well-known brands will avoid it Micron investors should get ready for a seesaw ride, analyst says Quentin Fottrell is MarketWatch's managing editor for advice columns and writes the column The Moneyist. You can follow him on Twitter @quantanamo.

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