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Originally posted by Tabitha Silverwill:
Hmmmmmmmm. Well I like "things" (although not slavishly)and enjoy a comfortable level of spiritualism. It's like choosing between bread thickness and a good career. They are different concepts so cannot be compared fairly, surely?
Why should having a CD, PC, car, etc be mutally exclusive to having a open spiritual mind. I have both areas?
Not sure this post made any sense but I felt compelled to comment.
(Tab goes off mumbling and scratching head) 
One must have balance. The ability to make money is the ability to provide. Your appearance reflects this. That's why people put such stock in fashion. You don't have to be rich, just comfortable. I don't think it's overly materialistic to want a house, decent car, good food, the occasional vacation, and enough to send the kids to college. You want to better yourself until you don't have to struggle. You should have a positive savings balance, not a negative credit card debt. Not being able to bring yourself to date someone who doesn't make at least a six figure salary? Now THAT'S materialistic. I've known more than a couple pretty girls who spent most of their twenties looking for a guy like this.