Yes, we can.

[scaeagles]

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.

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.