Hard come, easy go

If the money was spendable as I hope it would be if my fiance and I were ready to buy a house, I would give it to the man. Now ofcourse I would want to make sure that my money was safe and would go where it was needed and not where it was not (aka a greedy man (or woman's) pocket). I don't like the idea of too much construction, or unnecessary construction, so hey.. I would give it away.

It would depend on my stage of life. Altruism is a wonderful thing when there are years ahead to 'recoup' such a generous gift. At this point, I'd give away a third maybe, but not the whole kit and kaboodle. The hubs would KILL me! Now stop listening in on my phone calls willya, you're beginning to scare me! LOL

Wow, very generous people. My husband owns the trailer and land we live in but if we were to sell it and he seen someone else needed some of the money I am sure he would give them some.But all of it I am not sure about that.even with the conviction that the person could do good with it. I am not a stingy person by no means, but I know what it is to do without and go without when no money. So I would want to hold on to a little bit to tide us over so I know we will be at least able to get what we need.

They are either extremely generous or totally insane. No I'm afraid I wouldn't give all the mney to helping the less fortuneate, maybe some of it but you need somewhere to live and you can always leave the proceeds of a house sale in your will. Being of a suspicious nature even if I thought about giving money to anyone I'd met who said they were helping others I'd have to make a thorough check before giving anything.

To be honest.....no. If I were to give it to anyone it would be my own children. And I wouldn't want to be penniless.....If someone did it and it was what they wanted to do with their money..good for them!

No, I could never give away everything I had. Say to someone who did?..... Um, STUPID!

If I'm being honest, a lot would depend on the work this man is doing for the less fortunate. If I'm on board with it I could see giving a portion of my earnings. But I don't imagine I could leave myself penniless to do this good deed. I think I would consider other ways I could assist. Sometimes the gift of time is more valuable than money.

In today's economy, I'd say they were crazy! No I couldn't do that, not if that was the money I was planning on buying another house with. For one thing, I would have obviously made a deal with my relative to rent cheaply while I looked for another house, not to rent cheaply for an extended period of time. I wouldn't feel right telling them, oh by the way, I gave all my money away, so I'll be living in your house for a long time now.

I'd say it's irresponsible, although it's a wonderful thing to think about. What about the retirement years? What about your own family? Now, you could argue that by helping that charity you're helping your family and it would be true but that's not direct help. What if you had a financial emergency? You'd borrow from your children and be a burden to them? There's so much right with giving the money away but so much that it wrong. I could give away a chunk of it or better yet, put it in a CD or something and donate the money it makes to the charity.

I honestly cannot see myself doing that at all, me and money are not easily parted at all so I definately would leave it sitting quietly in the bank hehe. I do not know that I would say anything to anyone who did it, its their choice at the end of the day. I think if it was my parents or my hubby that did that though then I might have a few things to say to them about it!

Hi p1key, I'd say absultley madness, I wouldn't leave myself penniless, not for anyone, if I had to work hard for the money and anyway I wouldn't trust this person who suppose to be doing wonderful work for others, no way, I see a con artist for miles. Hugs. Tamara xxxx

If all I had was $100,000 and no home I would keep the money. If I had a decent home and all I needed I would not hesitate giving the money away. I would like to think that once I have everything I need and by that I don't mean a diamond collar for my dog, I can help another. As much as I love luxuries there is only so much stuff that you need, after all you can only drive one car at a time or wear one pair of shoes at a time.

If I didn't need it I would. There's not many people who couldn't use that much cash to pay most if not all of their bills. But hey, if you got that kinda moola...share it!

no...i don't think I'd have done something like that.......but if someone did that...it would be nice of them... though, i'd say that everyone in this world has face difficulties....we are not here to help every one else out.......we can do to some extent but not to the limit that it harms us...:-)

Hmmm..Idiot? Though, if I gave this humanitarian all of my money, then I could be the next in line for a hand out of some of my own money.

The thing is Pikey...I wouldn't be able to trust anyone that much. I have a hard time giving to charity for that reason because I reckon the money rarely gets to where it's supposed to go...not without a good deal going to "administrative costs" first.

Hmm, hard one. If the money was tucked away and wasn't earmarked for anything or working as my day to day funds then I guess it would be easier to wave good bye to it. I think it would also get easier the longer it was tucked away. However, it would take something pretty inspirational to persuade me to part with that much cash. Money isn't the be all and end all of happiness, but I'd be unable to set aside the thought that I'd be throwing away my kid's security net. Perhaps it would become easier if my kids were grown and self sufficient. Tell you what, give me $100,000 so I know what it feels like, and I'll be able to give you a more accurate assessment!

I would be amazed that someone would give away all their money to charity if it would leave them penniless. I dont think I would be able to donate all of it, maybe a quarter of it or something. Im sure that money would be more useful to a charity where it can help loads of people than just buy a house. It would be nice to meet someone so generous.

While I'm willing to share, I'm afraid I'm a little too selfish to give it all away. Or maybe I'm just insecure in the faith that what goes 'round comes 'round. I would want a little security for myself.

Well, I'm not sure if this is what you want to hear, but I don't think it would be very wise to give ALL your money away like that. You would then become one of the less fortunate and the man would have to give you back some of the money you had just given him. I think churches used to say, that it is good to tithe or give 10% of your income away to charity or good causes. There are some who believe that when you give away your money freely, that it circulates and does much good. Though you may be poorer, you become spiritually enriched and are the better for it. It can be good to set up a "standing order" with your bank, to give to good causes, on say a monthly basis to coincide with your salary. That way, once the decision is made, your donation just keeps recurring!