How Much is Enough?

I was reading in 2 Corinthians 8 last week and couldn't help but wonder how much is enough? In other words, when do I have enough so that I can then start helping others who don't have as much. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be some magic formula where you enter how much you make, where you live, the number of kids you have, and out pops a score or an amount that gives me the answer. So, I am left to figure all of that out on my own. On my good days, I realize that the truth is, I have already passed "enough" and am in the too much category. Problem is that I am usually so focused on my needs, wants, and must haves that I tend not to see the abundance in what I already have. It is easy in America to miss the blessings that we have because we are constantly bombarded with messages about what we don't have. Our mentality is to strive for the latest and the greatest and contentment is usually a good idea for the people who have more than us. The problem is that there is always someone who has more and that becomes our focus instead of all of the people who have less (particularly the rest of the world). I am in no way saying that I have this all dialed in. Every month, I spend money on things that I don't need. Don't we all! Look at our country and the amount of money that we spend on fancy flavored coffee and movies and video games, and potato chips and TVs, etc. We now live in a society where cell phones are a necessity (even for 4th grade kids who are at school). People managed to live for thousands of years without cell phones and now if an adult (or even kids 12 and older) don't have one, it seems crazy. Families are spending $100/month on cell phone plans or cable TV plans without thinking twice, yet much of the world lives on less than one of those bills. Something is out of whack which leads me to wonder, how much is enough?