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Originally Posted by Alex
What does this add up to, for me? Being pretty darn conservative with his money. Paying off debts. Establishing a better household. Putting a lot away for retirement and the future education of your children. Just generally acting as if the gravy train could come to an immediate stop at any moment.
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Here's the problem I have with that....I do not have nearly enough tucked away for college for my kids. Same with retirement. I have some, of course, and something could happen, i suppose, that would stop my income.
If I had the mentality of not giving (much) until I was completely established, and everyone else did as well, there wouldn't be a whole lot of giving going on.
Shouldn't we be concerned about others who have real needs? I am not suggesting everyone become Mother Teresa here, but it seems to me there are more important things than putting away for a college education, though that is not a bad thing at all.