1 hour ago · Life · 0 comments

For quite some time, I had wanted to be more charitable. I would occasionally give money to a begger, or round up my change at Taco Bell or some other establishment. Then about a year ago, I started thinking about the things I typically spend my money on. Video games, eating out, gas (mostly for leisure and fun activities). I don't have a lot of money. I don't pay any bills, except my cell phone, web hosting, and a few domain names. I live with my mom & she pays the bills. I don't have much income, but what I do have is mostly spent on things that are not necessary for my survival. I have LINK (government-provided money for food) so I am able to eat pretty well. And at some point, I decided I just needed to systematize it. So now when I get any income, I put 10% of it in an envelope to use for charitable purposes. I gave $2 to a beggar yesterday, and I'll repay myself from my donations fund. I bought some supplies to fix up a stop sign on a local bike trail - I repaid myself from…

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