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Originally Posted by Drama Queen
Let me start off my saying that I am 100% for paying tithes... (don't really care what the Pastor does with them after I've done my part.) I believe that the tithes should be the first thing paid! You pay tithes before your bills. <-JMHO
OK.... I was always taught that you tithe on your INCREASE. So you tithe on the money you bring home. But what about when you sale your home? Do you tithe on that money?
If you are rolling all the money you are getting from the sale of your home into a new home, are you to tithe on that money before you use it as a down payment? I was raised that you would not tithe on it because you are putting that money into another home. If you were putting that money into your pocket.... then you should tithe on it.
So...... I'm asking you spiritual folks what you would do. I'd really like to know.
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(Not sure if I'm considered spiritual folk) Well, this is thought provoking. We've sold two homes so far and have had an increase both times...however, it was all put toward the purchase of another home. I'm sure curious what others have done...although I've never heard of anyone tithing on the capital gains of the sale of their home. Also, we do give tithes on my husbands gross income, not the net.