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How does giving to charity increase our financial and spiritual abundance?

JEDI

JEDI

Lifer
Suze Orman

i can understand if you're religious and you give in tilthe.

but how about for those of us that arent religious?

i dont give to charities mainly because of the spam and begging that comes afterwards not only from the organization i gave to, but to the mailing list they sell my name to. :|

And how does giving increase our finances??? Sounds paradoxical...
 
> And how does giving increase our finances??? Sounds paradoxical...

You're right, if she really says that it makes no sense. If you itemize you can deduct the donations and get back (say) 30% of the money, but the other 70% is gone forever.

> i can understand if you're religious and you give in tilthe. but how about for those of us that arent religious?

Even if you are a fundamentalist atheist who is certain there is nothing spiritual in the universe (no deity, no souls, no karma) there are still reasons, such as to try to make the world a slightly better place for your children, or to do something worthwhile with money that you don't need. Or just because helping others out makes you feel better about yourself.
 
Donating to organizations that keep kids off the street may help you financially because you'll stand a lesser chance of being mugged 😛
 
I used to feel that way.... that giving, giving, giving made me feel better.
Now it does not. I give and give and people are inconsiderate and uncaring and unappricative.
I can understand why people are more cynical as they get older.
 
It might make you feel better in a moral sense, if you don't want the hassle of return calls ect donate anonymously.
 
I'm not religous but I still give. This Christmas all of us in my group at work "adopted" a family through a local shelter. It was a single Mom with several kids that pretty much weren't going to have a Christmas. We all pitched in some cash and some of our time doing Christmas shopping for this family getting them stuff that they needed (blankets, sweaters, jeans, shoes) and some more fun stuff for the kids like toys and some gadgets.

It was the only Christmas that family was going to have this year. My office in total "adopted" about 20 different families to provide gifts for.

I only gave $20 and couple hours of my time to help wrap, but it feels good knowing that those kids will have something to unwrap at Christmas this year.

My wife and I also donate each pay check to a "company run" charity that is set up for employees that are having rough runs of luck. If you lose a family member or have a really bad string of events, you can apply for a $500 charity check. It won't make you rich but it helps pay the bills for the month if you need it.

Not all charities are bloated pigs. There are an endless number that are done by local groups where essentially every dime goes to those that need it.

As far as helping finances, when you start donating, you start to think about all of the stupid, needless sh!t that you spend on yourself and really start to ask yourself, "Do I really need this?" And instead of buying it, you put it back on the shelf.

 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
I'm not religous but I still give. This Christmas all of us in my group at work "adopted" a family through a local shelter. It was a single Mom with several kids that pretty much weren't going to have a Christmas. We all pitched in some cash and some of our time doing Christmas shopping for this family getting them stuff that they needed (blankets, sweaters, jeans, shoes) and some more fun stuff for the kids like toys and some gadgets.

It was the only Christmas that family was going to have this year. My office in total "adopted" about 20 different families to provide gifts for.

I only gave $20 and couple hours of my time to help wrap, but it feels good knowing that those kids will have something to unwrap at Christmas this year.

My wife and I also donate each pay check to a "company run" charity that is set up for employees that are having rough runs of luck. If you lose a family member or have a really bad string of events, you can apply for a $500 charity check. It won't make you rich but it helps pay the bills for the month if you need it.

Not all charities are bloated pigs. There are an endless number that are done by local groups where essentially every dime goes to those that need it.

As far as helping finances, when you start donating, you start to think about all of the stupid, needless sh!t that you spend on yourself and really start to ask yourself, "Do I really need this?" And instead of buying it, you put it back on the shelf.
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Nice post and ideals🙂

We have resorted to sending money orders to good charities to avoid the spam/calls/mail.
It works wonders.
 
You can look at charities as investments on the future. if you dont try to solve a small problem now, it'll become a bigger problem later.
 
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