Why religion promotes frugality?

• Soosiangong

  11 Nov 08, 17:35

  Religion says spending money like tap water is a sin while thrifty is a virtue.This is awful to my ears but for my own good.Are you frugal?

• dumbdumb!

  11 Nov 08, 17:39

  Originally posted by Soosiangong:

  Religion says spending money like tap water is a sin while thrifty is a virtue.This is awful to my ears but for my own good.Are you frugal?

  i think not only religion says tt.. i think common sense says that too.

  it's very.. grey area.. what's considered frugal?

  i enjoy eating at cafe cartel once in a while etc, but i don't think it's worth it to go those really expensive french restaurant.

  i like levi's jeans, and G2000 clothes, but i don't spend money on CK clothes or burberry or LV or whatever.

  it's.. a hard line to draw.

• de_middle

  11 Nov 08, 17:39

  am i?

• TalkToTheScreen

  11 Nov 08, 17:48

  Originally posted by Soosiangong:

  Religion says spending money like tap water is a sin while thrifty is a virtue.This is awful to my ears but for my own good.Are you frugal?

  Yeah.

• parn

  11 Nov 08, 18:10

  Originally posted by Soosiangong:

  Religion says spending money like tap water is a sin while thrifty is a virtue.This is awful to my ears but for my own good.Are you frugal?

  
  Which Religion you referring to?

  I don't know any religion that has shopping centres in it.

• Cool-gal

  11 Nov 08, 20:11

  ya lor..

  i always spend unnecessarily..

• caleb_chiang

  11 Nov 08, 20:19

  You Niao say Niao lah...

• fifteen

  11 Nov 08, 21:49

  Aiyo, nowadays where got teenagers care what sin or not. They just spend as they wish. Go Orchard see...

• Sakuragi86

  12 Nov 08, 23:51

  religion teach you to save is a good thing.you complain.

  then you wnat to spend all your money until you bankrupt then you happy ah.

  then you complain why religion never help you.

• noahnoah

  12 Nov 08, 23:53

   

  money earn is to spent one

  is ok to spent on your loves one

  but rem to set aside also

   

• Shotgun

  13 Nov 08, 00:59

  Originally posted by dumbdumb!:

  i think not only religion says tt.. i think common sense says that too.

  it's very.. grey area.. what's considered frugal?

  i enjoy eating at cafe cartel once in a while etc, but i don't think it's worth it to go those really expensive french restaurant.

  i like levi's jeans, and G2000 clothes, but i don't spend money on CK clothes or burberry or LV or whatever.

  it's.. a hard line to draw.

  If everybody hoard money and don't spend it, the gahmen have to print more money. If they print more, how much you think the hoarded amount will depreciated to?  

  Eventually, "Cost of living" goes up because value of money drop. 

  Spending money is not a sin.  Spending what you do not have, *debting* is. 

• dumbdumb!

  13 Nov 08, 01:33

  Originally posted by Shotgun:

  If everybody hoard money and don't spend it, the gahmen have to print more money. If they print more, how much you think the hoarded amount will depreciated to?  

  Eventually, "Cost of living" goes up because value of money drop. 

  Spending money is not a sin.  Spending what you do not have, *debting* is. 

  i guess it's the save for a rainy day mentality i grew up with. still, a hard line to draw.

  i think the best line is.. when you're rich, know how to live rich, but when you're poor, also learn how to live poor.

   

• Shotgun

  13 Nov 08, 01:38

  Well, even if you are poor, spend on what you Need to spend on, even though its good to save.  If a rainy day comes, chances are, the meager savings that you have won't cover for it anyway.  

• parn

  13 Nov 08, 02:45

  Originally posted by Soosiangong:

  Religion says spending money like tap water is a sin while thrifty is a virtue.This is awful to my ears but for my own good.Are you frugal?

  
  One thing I know for sure, if a guy cannot afford to get a MINIMUM 30k proposal ring for his gf, it's a terrible sin.

• Summerscumbag

  13 Nov 08, 04:52

  Originally posted by Soosiangong:

  Religion says spending money like tap water is a sin while thrifty is a virtue.This is awful to my ears but for my own good.Are you frugal?

  In the first place why drag religion in relation to frugality?

• Meat Pao

  13 Nov 08, 18:05

  I am not sure....maybe related to temptation or chasing material satisfaction.....maybe is not good for emotional balance.

  Seems like most religions tell you to be frugal.....

  Except for a few "newer" modifications or interpretation.

• Patrik

  13 Nov 08, 18:07

  Originally posted by Shotgun:

   

  Spending money is not a sin.  Spending what you do not have, *debting* is. 

  
  Wah,i like this sentence.

  :D

• Soosiangong

  14 Nov 08, 07:59

  Frugality also include not wasting food.Religion says wasting food is a sin.

• xiiaostarry

  14 Nov 08, 10:24

  encourage believers to be frugal on themselves in order for them to make donations =D