EvrClrx311
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Granted, one is philanthropic (donating) while the other is self serving (buying stuff), but if you'll bare with the analogy.
We work many, many decades accumulating $$$ so we can buy more stuff. At some point we decide that there is no limit to the amount of $$$ we can spend on buying stuff, so we decide to cap our buying to what we deem comfortable so that we can retire and enjoy ourselves.
The same paragraph can be written for donating:
We work many, many decades accumulating $$$ so we can donate more. At some point we decide that there is no limit to the amount of $$$ we can donate, so we decide to cap our donating to what we deem comfortable so that we can retire and enjoy ourselves.
In both cases, if we don't set a healthy limit - we can enslave ourselves to a j*b; sacrificing our retirement to continue contributing to said spending habits (donating or buying). Sure, pain and suffering at a j*b to provide more to a charity feels like a more reasonable sacrifice, but it doesn't change the fact that money is still holding you hostage from enjoying more out of life.
We work many, many decades accumulating $$$ so we can buy more stuff. At some point we decide that there is no limit to the amount of $$$ we can spend on buying stuff, so we decide to cap our buying to what we deem comfortable so that we can retire and enjoy ourselves.
The same paragraph can be written for donating:
We work many, many decades accumulating $$$ so we can donate more. At some point we decide that there is no limit to the amount of $$$ we can donate, so we decide to cap our donating to what we deem comfortable so that we can retire and enjoy ourselves.
In both cases, if we don't set a healthy limit - we can enslave ourselves to a j*b; sacrificing our retirement to continue contributing to said spending habits (donating or buying). Sure, pain and suffering at a j*b to provide more to a charity feels like a more reasonable sacrifice, but it doesn't change the fact that money is still holding you hostage from enjoying more out of life.
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