If I had a billion dollars...

...I'd be the estimated total amount spent on this presidential race by the two major parties, apparently.  Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of smaller government, capitalism, etc., but does anyone else think that this money (from both corporate & individual donations) could've been better spent elsewhere given our current economic state of affairs?? 
 
Excerpt of "For the Love of Money" by the O'Jay's :
Some people got to have it
Some people really need it
Listen to me y'all, do things, do things, do bad things with it
You wanna do things, do things, do things, good things with it
 
Title inspired by 1 Timothy 6:10:
"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after,
they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
 
Several financial discussions during our engagement led us to talk about what our charitable giving strategy would be as a couple.  While I had always considered myself to be pretty generous, I was humbled by these discussions and the Barton's generosity.  And I have to tell you, that ever since we have set our collective giving level (at a bit higher level than I was previously used to) it has been so freeing, and it has allowed me to think more creatively and sometimes more spontaneously about our support of our church and other charitable causes.  On top of that, I swear we have been blessed at every turn as a result, it's almost hard to fathom why.  Only one of many life lessons I will learn from and along with my new hubby, I guess, he's just that cool :).

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