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To: Suma who wrote (61816)	4/25/2008 5:12:30 PM
From: Katelew	Respond to of 541637

Suma, my church teaches 'tithe ten and save ten' and one shall never want. Young couples try to give 10% off the top to the church and stick 10% in the bank before they even discuss what kind of standard of living they will go for with the remaining 80%. It works quite well. Young couples often make do with one car, for example. It helps though that the church stands ready with its welfare system and food banks that all tithe payers can go to when necessary. Also the older established people like me share what we have....clothes, old furniture, even old cars, free baby-sitting, etc....to our cute young married couples. There's a roster of stuff at church that people can borrow, too. Like tents, trailers, tools, sewing machines, old computers, every kind of baby stuff. It helps young couples a lot that they don't have to buy everything to form a household. And we help them remodel or refurbish a home when they buy. So tithing and saving isn't as draconian as it sounds. We also tithe once a month....privately. No collection plates are ever passed. And once a month, everyone skips two meals, and makes a 'fast offering' of the amount of money they would have spent on food. This goes to the local food bank.