Three.

A combination of notes & thoughts from Elder Robert D. Hales messages from his 3/1/09 CES Fireside, and 4/4/09 General Conference talk

-Live JOYFULLY within our means

-Not living providently brings stress which decreases our health, and increases depression and anxiety

-The three most loving words are "I Love You". The four most caring words for those we love are "We can't afford it"

-Don't covet: don't buy things we can't afford or things we don't really need.


These thoughts from him really hit me, and every college student I've talked to. Lets just say, we are pretty poor collectively, and many spend excessively. Roommates don't always help with this matter. One might have a lot of savings and therefore feel like going out for dinner is within their means, but then they drag along a roommate who probably shouldn't go out to eat but doesn't have the heart to say that they can't afford it. Nobody wants to be the "poor roommate".