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Poor Calling, Rich Cash
Cash & Calling
Notes
Quotes
"Society is a massive conspiracy to distract you from the important choices of life in order ot help you fixate on the unimportant ones." - David Brooks
"We think we want ease and comfort, and of course we do from time to time, but there is something inside us that longs for some calling that required dedication and sacrifice." - David Brooks
"I don't know what they want from me, it's like the more money we come across the more problems we see." - Notorious B.I.G.
Stats
- If you are at the median household income in America, $83,730; you are in the top 5% globally.
- If you live at the poverty line in America, bottom 10%; you are in the top 40% of earners globally.
- Half of the people in the top 20% of income in America describe themselves as middle class.
- Christians give 5x more to charity than non-Christians.
- Christians, on average, give 2.5% of their income.
- Only 5% of American Christians tithe
- Those who make less than $50k give a higher percentage than those whoo make over $100k.
Discussion Questions
1. If money can buy comfort but not purpose, what do you think people are really searching for when they chase after more money or nicer things?
2. What are some ways money can distract people from what really matters? What would it look like to use it as a tool instead?
3. What do you think your life might look like if you focused more on calling than on comfort or money?
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