Yes, absolutely. I donate my money NOW to causes that really need it. I give financial gifts to family members when the money can go the furthest to better their life prospects rather when I die and they are older/more financially established and the money does not accomplish as much. I don't want to be 80 with a pile of money that I can't use up because I am too old to to experience all the world has to offer and that can no longer be given as effectively to my loved ones (for example, to help buy a house, spend more time with their kids when they are little, help pay for college so they don't start out life in debt, etc.). I will probably still end up with extra since my calculations don't include social security or the fact that I will likely want to work beyond 55, which will likely infuriate me on my death bed.
I have a pointer too! I adopted mine, Rusty, out of a rural high kill shelter in Texas. I've had other high energy dogs (currently also have a cattle dog that I adopted from the same shelter) but Rusty outruns every dog in town. I knew they were high energy but Rusty is off the wall high energy. He was probably given up by someone who didn't have the time or the money to take care of him. The best exercise I have found for him is letting him run offleash in a big open field/forest (preferably fenced) for about an hour and a half each day. On the weekends I let him offleash at one of the massive dog parks (Onion Creek) here in Austin, TX and he has the time of his life running at full blast chasing squirrels for hours. At night, he insists on sleeping curled up as close as possible to me. He has been a wonderful addition to my life and gives me so much happiness. I am lucky that the expense is not too much for me, but for ordinary americans the routine medical expenses are simply unaffordable. I would recommend that anyone looking for a dog go to their local shelter rather than a breeder. There are so many sweet loving souls there. My pointer is actually a pure bred english pointer! The cattle dog that I adopted is not pure bred but he is as loyal and as much of a cowboy as cattle dogs can be. While some breeders have good intentions, the sad reality is that we should not be breeding dogs when there are soooo many dogs out there, OF EVERY disposition and breed, yes even pure bred if that is your thing, who are suffering and literally going crazy being stuck in kennels all day without human touch. It's a tragedy.
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Yes, absolutely. I donate my money NOW to causes that really need it. I give financial gifts to family members when the money can go the furthest to better their life prospects rather when I die and they are older/more financially established and the money does not accomplish as much. I don't want to be 80 with a pile of money that I can't use up because I am too old to to experience all the world has to offer and that can no longer be given as effectively to my loved ones (for example, to help buy a house, spend more time with their kids when they are little, help pay for college so they don't start out life in debt, etc.). I will probably still end up with extra since my calculations don't include social security or the fact that I will likely want to work beyond 55, which will likely infuriate me on my death bed.
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I have a pointer too! I adopted mine, Rusty, out of a rural high kill shelter in Texas. I've had other high energy dogs (currently also have a cattle dog that I adopted from the same shelter) but Rusty outruns every dog in town. I knew they were high energy but Rusty is off the wall high energy. He was probably given up by someone who didn't have the time or the money to take care of him. The best exercise I have found for him is letting him run offleash in a big open field/forest (preferably fenced) for about an hour and a half each day. On the weekends I let him offleash at one of the massive dog parks (Onion Creek) here in Austin, TX and he has the time of his life running at full blast chasing squirrels for hours. At night, he insists on sleeping curled up as close as possible to me. He has been a wonderful addition to my life and gives me so much happiness. I am lucky that the expense is not too much for me, but for ordinary americans the routine medical expenses are simply unaffordable. I would recommend that anyone looking for a dog go to their local shelter rather than a breeder. There are so many sweet loving souls there. My pointer is actually a pure bred english pointer! The cattle dog that I adopted is not pure bred but he is as loyal and as much of a cowboy as cattle dogs can be. While some breeders have good intentions, the sad reality is that we should not be breeding dogs when there are soooo many dogs out there, OF EVERY disposition and breed, yes even pure bred if that is your thing, who are suffering and literally going crazy being stuck in kennels all day without human touch. It's a tragedy.
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