tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836379088405065709.post7103355293527729833..comments2023-09-05T11:57:38.728-04:00Comments on My Perspective: Financial Strategies from the People at MesilaCritiquerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14788007492647988964noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836379088405065709.post-43997439627790685712013-01-14T20:55:40.560-05:002013-01-14T20:55:40.560-05:00Mesila in general does not want people to rely on ...Mesila in general does not want people to rely on miracles because that is usually what got them into trouble to begin with. People who put their Yomtov expenses on credit cards and have bitochon that they will pay it off often find that the continued interest added to the payments escalates into growing debt. If they keep pushing bitochon, people keep using credit and never paying it off. I see that today, when the economy is bad, and the taxes just went up, rabbonim push for continuing to give tzedukah at the previous rates, despite having less money. That is bitochon. Using credit or going into debt may not be the avenue of bitochon that mesila wants to endorse. rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750230430610565818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836379088405065709.post-91336819893315241612013-01-14T20:46:12.152-05:002013-01-14T20:46:12.152-05:00Different professions require different amounts of...Different professions require different amounts of hishtadlus. For some, ongoing training is a must; for others, it's redundant. The choice to follow a particular career course is a choice to make a certain amount of hishtadlus.Yehoishophot Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906934928426540018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836379088405065709.post-10898607569651657982013-01-14T20:40:36.550-05:002013-01-14T20:40:36.550-05:00It wasn't said in the context of doctors who m...It wasn't said in the context of doctors who must know the latest treatment options. In certain professions, keeping up to date is a must, of course.<br /><br />Generally, an employer looks for an employee who has the qualifications to do the job. He hires him on that basis. How many jobs are constantly evolving that a person must constantly keep updating his skills?<br /><br />But I ask that somewhat rhetorically. I have no interest in going through a list of dozens of jobs (sanitation worker, electrician, secretary, principal, grocery store owner, optician, drummer etc.) and saying which need to upgrade their skills and how often and which don't.<br /><br />In short, I don't quite see where bitachon fits into Mesila's worldview.<br />Critiquerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788007492647988964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836379088405065709.post-61195992537471482862013-01-14T19:41:24.976-05:002013-01-14T19:41:24.976-05:00Why is upgrading skills beyond normal histadlus? D...Why is upgrading skills beyond normal histadlus? Doctors, for example, must upgrade skills. Should the sick be treated with outdated methods? The latest electronics require the latest knowledge and so on. Why should an employer want an employee with no new skills? Should Jews rely on miracles to gain employment? Is job training the antithesis of a Torah life? <br />Hashem wanted farmers to plant and then daven for the success of the crop. This is what we must do in any endeavor. We must, however, do the planting. rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750230430610565818noreply@blogger.com