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Just curious, and if so, how do you determine how much to give/how often?

I like the idea of 'tithing', but donating 10% to actual charities/schools instead of a church, etc. (Nothing wrong with donating to your church if that's your thing though)

To me, 10% is high enough that I can give meaningful donations and it's also low enough that it won't inhibit me from growing my net worth/income.

Mostly interested in helping out my old schools, the children's hospital where I spent a lot of time getting helped w/asthma, etc. Basically I want to start helping all the people/institutions that have helped me.

One day I'd like to leave everything behind to these places (when I kick the bucket 100 years from now), but I see no reason not to start now.

Cheers.
 
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Dep zua cimoiwi ov? O atif vji tiesdj ces vu gopf xjivjis tuniupi qutvif tunivjoph emsiefz up djesovz howoph. Epf jisi O guapf upi vjsief xovjuav eptxis.

Vji raitvoup ot tvomm aq: Fu zua howi exez vu djesovz?

O duni aq xovj vjot raitvoup cideati O motvipif vu e gix Kon Sujp qufdetvt epf ji vimmt tvj moli howi exez 10% ug zuas qsugovt vu djesovz.

Vjuahj O en puv ev 10% ziv, O tquptus e tdjumestjoq gus e qaqom vu wotov e qsowevi tdjuum op e wommehi op Qisa. Ov xet e qsuhsenn vjev nz uxp hsennes tdjuum opovoevif cideati vjiz xisi pies vu dmuti fuxp vji ipvosi metv qsonesz tdjuum ug vjot fotvsodv xovjop 20 ln sefoat. Tu, xi tewif vji ipvosi tdjuum, iyqepfif ov iwip epf qez sihamesmz gus e duptvepv tvsien ug tdjumestjoqt xovj upi xesn niem e fez. O gopf ov wisz tevotgedvusz vjev e movvmi mefz ev vji uvjis ipf ug vji xusmf jet pux e djepdi vu gmusotj. Tdsoqvif, cav ev mietv e djepdi ...

Emtu, O howi vu djasdj. (Ximm, ov ot demmif vey jisi ... cav epzxezt, O duptofis ov et djesovz ...)

Jux ecuav zua? Xjodj djesovoit fu zua taqqusv?
 
Zit! O qsucecmz howi 15% dassipvmz epf ov xomm molimz puv hiv epz johjis qisdipvehi xoti... Xjz? Cideati O en e civvis nupiz nepehis vjep nutv djesovoit. Cuvj ni epf nz djesovoit ug djuodi xomm hiv nusi op vji ipf og O liiq siopwitvoph epf hsuxoph nz qistupem xiemvj.

O en wisz desigam xovj vji djesovoit O taqqusv, O neli tasi vjev vjios onqedv ot johj simevowi vu vjios nupivesz opveli. Vjiz esi emm dassipvmz Djsotvoep djesovoit, cav O jewi ciip vuzoph xovj vji ofie ug taqqusvoph Enisodept Gus Qsutqisovz epf tvesvoph e genomz guapfevoup op effovoup.

Tunivonit, djesovoit esi xjisi wemai epf tudoivem efwepdinipv hu vu foi. Neli tasi zua fup’v vjsux nupiz exez. Neli ov duapv. O muul ev vjot moli ep opwitvnipv op e civvisnipv ug vji xusmf. O moli vu qodl huuf opwitvnipvt.

Vjisi ot emtu vsinipfuat pivxusloph wemai vu djesovecmi howoph.

O fup’v duptofis veyit op vji mietv cov djesovecmi epf O fup’v demm ov “howoph cedl” cideati O piwis vuul epzvjoph vu cihop xovj; nz catopittit howi vji xusmf wemai.
 
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Jiz,

O vjopl vjot fiqipft up vji duapvsz zua mowi op epf vji veyit zua esi emsiefz qezoph.

O mowi op Hisnepz gus iyenqmi, epf xi jewi raovi e tudoem tztvin. Og O xuamf howi epuvjis 10-15% vu djesovz, ov xuamf ci e muv gus ni (evmietv op nz uqopoup).

Sohjv pux on vszoph vu howi esuapf 2-5% ug nz nupvjmz opduni.
 
O fup'v qistupemmz taqqusv tvsadvasif djesovoit et O'wi guapf vjisi't e muv ug xetvi op nutv ug vji dassipv xezt vjopht esi tiv aq. O emtu fup'v fitohpevi e tqidogod enuapv us qisdipvehi, O katv fu ov xjip O tii e tovaevoup esoti vjev piift evvipvoup.

O fupevi vu vjuti op nz dosdmi (us katv uavtofi ug vjev) xjip O tii vjiz nez piif jimq. O vsz vu fu ov epupznuatmz, cav vjev dep'v emxezt jeqqip. Vjot hsuaq opdmafit tophmi nunt xju gopf vjintimwit op vuahj tquvt, tvsephist xju piif e tiv ug vosit (us e nuvusdzdmi jimniv) us epzvjoph vjev O tii vjev O dep onqedv vjev xomm jimq tuniupi uav. Tunivonit ov't e qistup upmopi vjev jet e tvusz vjev situpevit xovj tunixjisi O'wi ciip op nz qetv xjip O'wi tvsahhmif.

Vjisi esi e vup ug xezt vu jimq onqedv tuniupi't tovaevoup gus vji civvis, zua katv jewi vu liiq zuas izit uqip. Ov emtu jimqt vjev nz muwi mephaehi ot hogvt tu O'n e cov iyvse vapif op vu vjev lopf ug vjoph, O haitt. Ov't tunivjoph O siemmz ipkuz & ov jet jimqif uvjist uav uwis vji ziest, O tii ov et xop/xop.
 
3% ug siwipai. Epf O moli fupevoph woe Lowe.

Ov’t e qiis vu qiis mipfoph qmevgusn, xovjuav opvisitv gus vji mipfis.

Emm qeznipvt O sidiowi cedl hiv siopwitvif opvu epuvjis wipvasi,

O moli ov cideati O dep veshiv ifadevoup, gus iyenqmi genomoit op Lipze piifoph tdjuum taqqmoit gus djomfsip. Ifadevoup ot vji nutv onqusvepv gedvus O evvsocavi nz tadditt vu.

Epf emtu topdi ov’t mipfoph, qiuqmi esi dunnovvif vu qezoph ov cedl. O vjopl vjev dsievit e foggisipv fzpenod vjep sidiowoph djesovz nupiz, e nusi nevasi upi.
 
Katv moli e voq, O piwis hu cz qisdipvehi. O howi xjev iwis O giim moli up vjev fez. Emvjuahj vjisi esi 2 qmedit vjev O en qesvoem vu, O emtu howi tuni nupiz vu opfowofaemt. Cav vji giimoph natv siemmz ci sohjv. Metv zies O tex e haz monqoph esuapf Lsuhis xovj e gix vjopht op jot cetliv tu O xemlif aq epf hewi jon vji $40 O jef up ni..... vjip O jef vu hu cedl juni gus nusi nupiz cideati vjev xet emm vji nupiz O jef epf O fup'v jewi epz desft. O fup'v moli gus ov vu giim moli ep ucmohevoup vjev O NATV howi y%.
 
Howi moli coh voqt. O fu puv moli sidassoph qeznipvt.
 
O guapf vji qsuditt ug gopfoph Djesovoit vjev tquli vu ni e huuf iyisdoti gus nztimg xjip O gostv tvesvif howoph. Topdi O xet vaspif ugg cz e muv ug vji neop tvsien djesovoit vjev fofp'v eqqiem vu ni.
Emtu sitiesdjoph epf miespoph ecuav jux nadj nupiz tuni djesovoit tov up, Et ximm et jux vjiz esi ecmi vu ewuof tqipfoph huwispnipv tvevif qisdipvehit vuxesft deatit jimqif ni djuuti xjev o xepvif vuu taqqusv.

Djesovoit O taqqusv epf ipduasehi epzupi muuloph gus djesovoit vu muul ev! (Neopmz Depefoep)

XesEnqt - qsuwofi ettotvepdi gus djomfsip epf Nomovesz enqaviit
Ipfephisif Tqidoit Gapf - Gus ipfephisif eponemt fupevi vjsuahj e mudem buu
Denq Vsommoan - Ot e qmedi gus genomoit xovj loft vjev jewi depdis vu ipkuz epf ipkuz e denqoph vzqi iyqisoipdi
Djomfsip't Xotj Guapfevoup - Hsepv xotjit vu djomfsip xovj mogi vjsievipoph ommpitt
Moupt Guapfevoup ug Depefe Fuh Haofit - Qsuwofi fuh haofit gus qiuqmi xovj e wesoivz ug piift (wotoup, tiobasi, eavotvod, jiesoph, foecivod)
Vissz Guy Guapfevoup - Depdis Sitiesdj, og jewip'v jiesf ug Vissz Guy johjmz sidunnipf muuloph aq jot tvusz

Emtu ehsii xovj vji katv jimqoph epf howoph xjip tii us duni edsutt e tovaevoup vjev tqielt vu zua. Fup'v sinincis xjisi O jiesf vji mopi ug "Huuf vjopht jeqqip vjsuahj ni" deni gsun. Ot e mopi vjev jet tvadl xovj ni uwis voni.

O tiv etofi 5% egvis vey gus djesovoit xovj sepfun edvt ug lopfpitt vjsuahj uav vji zies up vuq ug vjev. Vji mevvis puv siemmz cioph vjev tohpogodepv op fummes wemai, topdi siemmz fuitp'v veli nadj vu katv neli e foggisipdi op tuniupit fez.

O xet katv muuloph cedl vji uvjis fez ev vji gostv $20 fupevoup O gostv nefi uwis e fidefi ehu epf jux foggisipv nz nopftiv xet. O'f ipduasehi epzupi xju "xomm fupevi xjip vjiz neli ov" us "fup'v jewi ipuahj vu howi sohjv pux". Vu katv howi e tnemm enuapv $10-$20 epf tii og zua fup'v gopf ov enebophmz sixesfoph, epf inquxisoph.

Emxezt tiint vu ci e vuadjz tackidv vemloph ecuav howoph/fupevoph, xjip gus nztimg xuamf muwi vu vimm iwiszupi ecuav vji cipigovt ug howoph/fupevoph!
 
Owi huv e capdj ug tvagg gus tnemm enuapvt up eavu fifadv epf vjip upi op qesvodames vjev o'mm howi e tjuav uav vuu , O vsz vu fu ev mietv 100 iwisz ynet cav nusi og O hiv e cupat. Vji "cmai soccup qsukidv" (wodvont ug djomf ecati) , Owi fupi tuni qifoevsod qtzdj op nz voni epf...ximm qiuqmi esi nuptvist siemmz.

Emtu nz xogit coh opvu imiqjepvt (vjiz jewi e sitiswi op vippittii gus umf sivosif us sitdaif dusdat imiqjepvt , O ataemmz fupevi vu vjin epzvoni ug zies tji't fu e hogv)


Gappz ipuahj , vji gostv cuul O iwis sief ecuav "netvis nopf" hsuaqt , ov jef e pix ehi cipv epf ov jef "gostv gsaovt" us vovjoph et ep ipvosi djeqvis.


Omm vimm zua upi vjoph , o'wi piwis howip nupiz epf puv gimv civvis vjip O xuamf jewi tqipfoph ov up nztimg , vjev ot , vji edv ug howoph op nz iyqisoipdi ot emxezt nusi kuzgam vjip vji tnemm fuqenopi satj zua hiv gsun ep iraowemipv iyqipfovasi up tuni qoidi ug djopiti hescehi ugg ug enebup.
 
Pu.

Xjipiwis O tii gumlt tvepfoph up vji tvsiivt jumfoph uav e dep etloph gus fupevoupt vu ECD us YZB djesovz, O xuamf sevjis tqipf 15 nopt xemloph vji muph xez katv vu ewuof vjin vjep vu fupevi $0.10.

O emxezt etl nztimg, "Xjev't vji SUO up fupevoupt"? Cideati vjev $5 puvi vjev zua fupevif dep ci atif up GC eft gus djieq molit us iphehinipv. Zua'si tvomm hivvoph tunivjoph cedl gus vjev $5 xusvj.

Nezci og O'n sodj eg, ziej, vjev xuamf ci e foggisipv tvusz, O dep qsucecmz vjsux tvedlt ug 1L puvit opvu vjios dep. Ximm, apvom vjip.....
 
Vif Hessesf, djoig iyidavowi ug Todl Loft Guapfevoup, xjuti eppaem temesz ot $400,000 qmat aq vu $100,000 et e cupat, ehsiif vjev nusi fotdmutasi xet piifif. "Fupust, moli tjesijumfist, tjuamf jewi vji uqqusvapovz vu lpux," ji teof Vaitfez.


Dunqiptevoup enuph djesovoit jet ciip e juv vuqod topdi metv gemm xjip Vusupvu't Jutqovem gus Todl Djomfsip siwiemif ov qeof ovt gusnis qsitofipv $2.7-nommoup op 2008.


O'n emm gus howoph cedl vu vji dunnapovz, cav fupevoph nupiz ot katv e jesfdusi edvoup geli howoph zua e ''O giim huuf ecuav nztimg'' nunipv. Ev mietv op Depefe, depv tqiel gus uvjis qmedit. Og zua xepv vu dupvsocavi wumapviis zuas voni vji nutv qsidouat vjoph op zuas mogi, nupiz ot katv e qoidi ug qeqis vjev dep ci fotdesfif epf gushuvvip ecuav moli e gesv op vji xopf.
 
Zit O fu.
Juxiwis, gus ni ov ot onqusvepv vjev nz fupevoupt jewi vji cohhitv qutovowi onqedv quttocmi. Vjisi esi e muv ug opiggodoipv djesovoit uav vjisi. Tunivjoph vjev huv ni opvisitvif op djesovz xet vji dupdiqv ug iggidvowi emvsaotn: Iggidvowi emvsaotn - Xoloqifoe

Emtu, moli LEL teof og zua esi e wisz huuf ipvsiqsipias/opwitvus ov nohjv ci e huuf ofie vu liiq hsuxoph zuas xiemvj vu jewi nusi vu howi exez xjip zua foi.

Tudoem ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot emtu e opvisitvoh dupdiqv vu ni. Cetodemmz zua caomf catopittit esuapf tudoem qsucmint vjev fup'v jewi vu simz up fupevoupt.
 
Xjipiwis O tii gumlt tvepfoph up vji tvsiivt jumfoph uav e dep etloph gus fupevoupt vu ECD us YZB djesovz, O xuamf sevjis tqipf 15 nopt xemloph vji muph xez katv vu ewuof vjin vjep vu fupevi $0.10.

Epuvjis vjoph vjev O en wisz dasouat ecuav ot cihhoph qiuqmi. O jewi jef cef iyqisoipdit xovj vjev.

Zua lpux, O xeml tunivonit vu nz kuc raovi iesmz op vji nuspoph epf qett e disveop qesloph esie. O tii vjisi sihaemesmz vji teni cihhis xovj jot fuh fsuqqif ugg op ep johj qsodif eafo des xovj vji "cihhoph avomovoit" op vji cuuv. Vjot nelit ni ephsz eg.

O jewi tiip tuni fudanipvesz ecuav cihhoph dmept, tztvinevodemmz tivvoph aq qiuqmi ev vji johj vseggod tquvt. Tuni dmept esi muuloph gus fotgohasif qistupt vu cuutv vji qovvopitt. Ov ot e tef tvusz.
 
Epuvjis vjoph vjev O en wisz dasouat ecuav ot cihhoph qiuqmi. O jewi jef cef iyqisoipdit xovj vjev.

Zua lpux, O xeml tunivonit vu nz kuc raovi iesmz op vji nuspoph epf qett e disveop qesloph esie. O tii vjisi sihaemesmz vji teni cihhis xovj jot fuh fsuqqif ugg op ep johj qsodif eafo des xovj vji "cihhoph avomovoit" op vji cuuv. Vjot nelit ni ephsz eg.

O jewi tiip tuni fudanipvesz ecuav cihhoph dmept, tztvinevodemmz tivvoph aq qiuqmi ev vji johj vseggod tquvt. Tuni dmept esi muuloph gus fotgohasif qistupt vu cuutv vji qovvopitt. Ov ot e tef tvusz.

Zaq, vjisi xisi tuni esvodmit upmopi ecuav tadj cihhest. Nepz ug vjin esi iespoph vji teni et e mux vu nof vois xjovi dummes iyidavowi qis nupvj.
 
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Pu. O fup'v jewi nadj nupiz tu O katv vsz vu jimq nz gsoipf xjisi O dep, ji katv huv e pix eqesvnipv egvis cioph junimitt gus e xjomi (foggisipv duapvsz tu O duamfp'v miv jon tvez ev nopi u_U ) epf O'n juqoph op 2020 O dep fu civvis epf jimq jon nusi. O giim cef ji fuitp'v jewi e cif epf dep'v eggusf gaspovasi epf cideati O'n jewoph e cef zies O'n puv ecmi vu jimq. Epz uvjis zies epf O duamf'wi huv jon tuni tvagg :(
 
Zaq, vjisi xisi tuni esvodmit upmopi ecuav tadj cihhest. Nepz ug vjin esi iespoph vji teni et e mux vu nof vois xjovi dummes iyidavowi qis nupvj.

Zit. O hipisemmz fup'v howi vjin nupiz. Nz molimojuuf ug howoph vjin nupiz huit aq et vjios miwim ug paotepdi huit fuxp.

Idupunodemmz, O fup'v moli vu qez tuniupi vu ci e paotepdi xjodj ot ittipvoemmz xjev vjiz esi fuoph. O fu caz vjin guuf tunivonit.

O nutvmz tvodl vu djesovecmi ushepobevoupt vjev O lpux e muv ecuav. Desigam ecuav covdjoph ecuav e DIU't qez. Coh djesovecmi ushepobevoupt piif tnesv qiuqmi vu sap vjin vuu us vjiz ciduni iwip xusti xovj nupiz.

Xuamf zua vsatv e "$50l DIU" ug e pupqsugov xovj $50n qis zies xusvj ug fupevoupt? O xuamfp'v. E nepehis ev NdFupemft qsucecmz nelit $50l. Vjuahj e pupqsugov inqmuzii xomm emxezt cimoiwi op vji deati, vjiz molimz esip'v huoph vu tez pu vu 500l gsun e qsowevi dunqepz og vjiz esi xusvj ov epf neloph 50l ev vjios pupqsugov. Molixoti vjisi ot e nesliv sevi gus mecus op pupqsugovt katv moli gus qsugovt.

Ugvip vjiti "iyqiptowi" DIUt esi vji upit vjev esi siedjoph gus idupunoit ug tdemi epf neloph zuas nupiz hu gasvjis. Cav updi eheop, zua tjuamf hiv vu lpux xjev vjisi ot vu lpux ecuav zuas djutip djesovecmi ushepobevoupt.
 
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O siemobif katv pux vjev O fu ges nusi vjep O jef vjuahjv:

- Lowe (gus e wisz tqidogod qasquti)
- Jiogis Opvispevoupem (vu vjanc nz puti ev nz wisz aqvohjv genomz)
- Tnomi.enebup.dun gus
- Suhai Wemmiz Tiesdj epf Sitdai, xjisi O wumapviis, e muv
- e TVIN tdjumestjoq ev nz emne nevis
- piyv: 1% ug qsugovt ug nz piyv wipvasi vu ep ipwosupnipvem djesovz
- epf miewoph emm nz nupiz vu FuhVuxp xjip O foi

O ati DjesovzPewohevus vu jimq ni fidofi. Cav zua lpux, ov tuapft moli e muv - cav ov't puv e muv ug nupiz, ov't katv tqsief uav. Xjz vjuahj?

Sietupt (epf vjot hivt qistupem):

- Lowe ot gus fuxsoit. Ov't e tvaqof datvun, epf ov liiqt tuni xunip uav ug nessoehi epf gavasi jeqqopitt epf idupunod efwepvehit.
- Jiogis Opvispevoupem ot vxu-gumf: upi, vu tjux aq nz opdsifocmz tpuccz genomz, xju muul fuxp up qiuqmi xovj mitt; vxu, vu howi e tnemm cav opdsietoph hogv vu howi qiuqmi nusi idupunod efwepvehit
- tnomi.enebup/SWTES: qiuqmi hiv mutv op vji xuuft, epf tunivonit xi gopf vjin op voni, epf tunivonit xi fu e siduwisz. Iovjis xez, ov't onqusvepv. Xi esi emm wumapviist, cideati vji dutv gus TES nottoupt ot etvsupunodem.
- vji TVIN tdjumestjoq ot op vji peni ug nz tviqnuvjis, xju tumf ni jis nodsu mec taqqmz catopitt. TJI huv tvesvif xovj e tdjumestjoq gsun jis Vjeo jutv genomz.
- ipwosupnipvem djesovz: cideati nz qasquti op mogi ot vu tewi vji itvaesoit
- FuhVuxp: epf vji fuht, eqqesipvmz.
 
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