Why shouldn't we spend savings now… on the house

248 Partly because, if we wait until we can spend more freely with a good conscience, we'll get a wider choice, improved materials and newer designs. I see ... But why ' a good conscience '? Surely, I've a right to do what I like with my own savings? A perfect right, my dear! But we have responsibilities as well as rights. We certainly want everything that is produced to be sold and utilised, but for the next year or two there will probably be more people willing and able to purchase than there are goods to buy.