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They live in Salt Lake City, not Cedar City... a finer point that you may not have considered.Originally posted by Solon View PostYou're actually pretty funny when you aren't being a complete a-hole....so basically like 5% of the time. --Art Vandelay
Almost everything you post is snarky, smug, condescending, or just downright mean-spirited. --Jeffrey Lebowski
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Let's keep in mind that they also get a Toyota Avalon on top of that living allowance
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk"Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. UchtdorfComment
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can we stop pretending that $120k/yr is some outrageous number? that's not enough money to even buy a house on the east bench.Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.Comment
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You could probably sustain life on $15-20K per year. Or less.Originally posted by Solon View Post
But that would be a miserable life."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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I don't if it would be miserable. It would just take discipline. Www.mrmoneymustache.comOriginally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk"Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum
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Ha. Yeah, I know all about that guy. Some very cool stuff there.Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
But (to pick one example), $80 per week on groceries for three people? That would be miserable."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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That site cracks me up. I remember reading most of the articles on it a few years ago.Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
The obsession with retiring young is funny to me. "Retire" at age 40 or 50 and do what?
I'm a cheap SOB who likes to save but some of those articles are insane.
Yeah by all means don't own a car or have kids or buy a home or any of those things that deplete your resources so that you can just save and retire at 35.
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Completely agree. Live like a hermit so that I can retire at 30 and then sit around all day with nothing do, while continuing to live like a hermit? Lol. Pass.Originally posted by CardiacCoug View PostThat site cracks me up. I remember reading most of the articles on it a few years ago.
The obsession with retiring young is funny to me. "Retire" at age 40 or 50 and do what?
I'm a cheap SOB who likes to save but some of those articles are insane.
Yeah by all means don't own a car or have kids or buy a home or any of those things that deplete your resources so that you can just save and retire at 35."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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There are many things that would suck about being a GA but all that travel and weekend work? That would really bite and there is no question that deserves a decent "living allowance."
There really isn't a "market value" for the job though of course because they could get people to do it for free. That number seems totally reasonable of course but if you polled older LDS people a lot of them would be shocked and dismayed that the GAs get 6 figures -- Solon is right on about that.
A great way to save a ton of money would be to give women the Priesthood -- think of all the 50+ women who would do the work for free or at most 2/3 of what the men make! I'm going to make that suggestion to Church HQ next time they ask for my advice.Comment
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Yup the better advice I would give is to settle into sustainable habits regarding work and spending that you can keep up for decades and enjoy your life both at work and outside of work. Don't spend too much, don't work too much, don't fall into a consumer mentality. The ideas are right but those guys are extremists who hate their jobs I guess.Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostComment
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And heaven forbid we have general authorities living close to the poor people. Ick.Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
You guys that think 120K a year registers only as "a living allowance" crack me up."More crazy people to Provo go than to any other town in the state."
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You realize this is Lebowski (who we know is loaded) and CardiaCoug (hello, heart doctor!!)? These guys make bank so living on a measly $120K would stretch them. Lebowski would have to settle for the Yoder smoker over the humongous thing he currently has.Originally posted by Solon View Post"Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. UchtdorfComment
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Dude, I am not a welder.Originally posted by Moliere View Post"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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Many GA's do not live in Salt Lake. They serve in area presidencies all over the world and are working 80 hour plus weeks. It's not an easy job. As someone who is fairly familiar with expat salaries, the Church is getting a bargain. Especially considering that most, if not all, are giving up careers at the top of their chosen fields.A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Mohammad AliComment
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