How much is the Bethel allowance now? It used to be $14!

by Maryo 24 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  compound complex

  GrreatTeacher:

  Yes, that was the belief that sustained me since early childhood. I am now attempting to distinguish between what is reality, what is natural, and what is fantasy, supernatural. I doubt I'll ever succeed totally.

  What matters, I guess, is that somehow or other we get by, but then there's the question of those true believers who do not get by, whose prayers are not answered.

  I have no clue at this point in my life what's truly going on or what really happened.

  THANKS!

  CC
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  GrreatTeacher

  Well, it seems that at least in that particular incident it was Pierre providing!

  I find that good things happen to people who do good things.

  It's not perfectly proportional; there's no formula, but it seems that the nicer one is to others, the more likely it is that others will want to return the favor. :)
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  Esse quam videri

  compound complex , '... He handed me four one-dollar bills....'

  The Dollar Bill

  The Dollar Bill.....
  Smallest bill of all U.S. currency
  And is still in use currently
  It's worth 100 pennies
  But that is not many
  
  The dollar can buy you food
  It can change your mood
  For a kid a dollar's a lot
  And can make his sadness stop
  
  It can buy you a drink
  Or even a sausage link
  It can buy you a pen
  That can be used again and again
  
  The bill is one out of six other bills
  But yet it is the most common from here to the hills
  People think its worthless
  But they are thoughtless
  
  There are people who are blind
  But blind in the mind
  To think this bill is nothing
  When it is actually something
  
  The dollar bill may be common but useful
  In desperate times a dollar is helpful
  When you really need something but have little money
  The dollar bill is there always ready
  
  The dollar bill deserves more credit
  But instead some forget it
  Never to stop and realize
  That it has been there all our lives
  
  From when we were young
  To now that we've sprung
  We started with the dollar
  The bill to which we honored
  
  All we wanted was a measly bill
  A dollar was accepted very well
  But as the years go by, it fades in our minds
  That the dollar bill was always in our mind
  
  Years went by and we get greedy
  Wanting more and more money, but of greater currency
  20's and 50's is what we want to have
  Even a 100 was clearly not bad
  
  But the dollar is very unique
  Has no different designs or streaks
  But it's always there for us to see
  It has our backs constantly
  
  When you are out and see the homeless
  Asking for change and get nothing less
  The dollar is helpful in their time of need
  Hope you don't recognize this in your time of need
  
  Because you must recognized it now and not later
  For it's ready at your side like a personal waiter
  Ready to take your order, command or direction
  Ready to be used, and ready to jump into action
  
  It's valuable in certain times
  Just never forget of it's kind
  It's there when you need it, easy to obtain
  Never forget about the Dollar's Bill Reign
  
  It's Reign is when you need it most
  And like your servant, it's there with you close
  Ready to be used
  Whenever, wherever it is needed to you
  
  The Dollar Bill Is Most Common
  And Sometimes Forgotten
  But Always Needed
  And Always Wanted
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  Esse quam videri

  Do not be annoying the minimum wage staff at dollar stores
  by bringing various items to the counter while you shop and asking.,
  'How much is this?'
  By the sixth item they start losing their cool and say,
  'I already told you. Every item in this store is $1!
  'O.K., O.K.', you say. 'Please calm down.'
  Five minutes later you bring another item to the counter and ask,
  'How much is this?'
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  compound complex

  Greetings, Esse quam videri:

  What great posts! Many thanks!

  When I was a kid, in the '50s, we went to the five and dime and bought a ton of stuff with the four bits (fifty cents) Gramps gave us. And a dollar?

  Would need a grocery cart.

  I visit the Dollar Tree, which has lots of food for . . . you guessed it! One dollar an item. I bought meat for a week for $6.00!

  CC
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  Esse quam videri

  Greetings , compound complex:

  When I was young my brother and me got 25 cents allowance every two weeks, when Pops got his pay. Straight to the corner store.

  How much are those? ' 3 for a penny'

  How much are those? ' 2 for a penny'

  How much are those? ' 4 for a penny'

  We must have driven the owner crazy.
  

  Then our allowance jumped to 50 cents every two weeks.

  She didn't have a chance!
  
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  Tenacious

  A relative of mine (he's immediate family ;-) yes) told about 5 years ago, his stipend was in the $90s range. Can't really recall the number but he would always call home asking for money.
  
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  fulano

  We had a 90$ in 1999, in USA. In missionary-service it was about 70$. And of course your monthly pea.
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  baker

  Any stories of those that resorted to "borrowing"? I have a "friend" that still owes me from 10 years ago
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  Lostandfound

  Have they had a rise in allowance now that they have to clean,do laundry etc as well as loss of 3 meals a day. I understand different branches changing the meal arrangements according to local situation. Overall a loss of quite a bit of value for no raise apparently.