Regards to wealth and possessions

To have only 300 for food left after everything is paid in a country like Uk where the food prices is expensive is not rich. Not in any stretch. If one had like 1500 pounds left I would say it is fair enough to share at least half of it. Or, as the old did 10%.
what ever you can afford as God says He loves a happy giver that gives after what his heart decided, but far different than hoarding and hoarding. Now if you need to for valid reasons get an apartment or something that is reasonable or if you need a car for example, I dont have one. So it does come down to intent.
You cannot get an apartment for almost 1000 pounds here, and houses are the same.
Utilites comes up on 300 a month then there is pet food and needs and food, leaving nothing absolutely. with all bills and rent and utilites and food it comes up on 2000 pounds a month. There are plenty people and families in the Uk struggling a lot and cannot pay utilities where they have to choose between food and utilities. And everything is going up. They plan to go down in welfare and anything you get if you are ill too. plus they plan to totally take away welfare for young people.
I get my clothing from shops that do take into account to give the employed a fair salary. basics I get cheap. So it is less, but more. And i give away tons of clothes to charities. Those shops also take care of the environment.
Food is going up here and is expensive even if you shop in the least expensive. You get nothing for 30 pounds you come off with at least 50 a week. For the basics.
In my opinion, I believe god would be most happy if we all joined the monkhood. Life is not setup for this idealistic way of life. You have to work to pay your bills, pay for heat and electricity, health insurance. Sometimes wealth is just a byproduct of working hard yet the bible finds a way to condemn man for such.
 
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