The Simple Dollar’s Favorite Charity: The Child Abuse Prevention Center
No Credit Needed requested that the personal finance blogging community create posts about their favorite charities. As Thanksgiving draws near and Christmas approaches, there’s no time better than now...
View ArticlePut Your Donations Where They Count
My wife and I used to give about 6% of our annual income to our church. They don’t require it or even ask for it outside of a collection plate; we do it because we see how much good the church is doing...
View ArticleCharity: Why You Should Give Your Money Away
I’ve wanted to write this for a long time, but once again a reader of mine comes through. I received this question in an email recently: I have a question about giving to charities. I was always taught...
View ArticleReview: The Soul of Money
When I showed my sister-in-law The Simple Dollar, her first comment was, “You talk a lot on here about ways to make and save money. Do you really talk about how to spend it in a spiritually fulfilling...
View ArticleMoney, Spirituality, and Charity
While writing about personal finance and personal development books, several people have written in to ask me to write about Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life and especially Joel Osteen’s Your Best...
View ArticleThe Charity Dilemma: Small Donations to Many or Large Donations to a Few?
Recently, my wife and I took account of all of our charitable spending. Over the last year, we’ve donated small amounts ($10-$50) to many different charities, a list that was almost shocking in length...
View ArticleThe Simple Dollar’s Christmas Charity Drive 2007: L’Arche Tahoma Hope
Each year at Christmastime, I identify a particular charity that fills an important need in a community. I usually choose one that I have a personal connection to, having visited the facility and/or...
View ArticleSeven Things You Can Do Right Now To Help Flood Victims
As I write this, Iowa is suffering through incredibly disastrous flooding. Levees have been breached in Des Moines, and Cedar Rapids is nearly underwater. If you want to see how bad things are right...
View ArticleGiving Now Versus Giving Later: The Gospel of Wealth Versus Everyday Charity
We only have a limited amount of time on this wonderful Earth, and there are almost countless people around the globe who have far fewer opportunities for a pleasant life than we have. Thus, it’s...
View ArticleGiving Outside the Box: Generosity on a Limited Budget
Many of us want to give to others. We see others in need and deeply desire to reach out and help them. We want to give to the charities we care about and to other causes. Many people want to give to...
View ArticleThe Simple Dollar’s Christmas Charity for 2008: Jump for Joel
Each year, I like to highlight a charity that’s near and dear to my heart and encourage readers, if they’re considering donating money to a charity during the holiday season, to look carefully at this...
View ArticleThe Giving Pocket
When I was about twenty years old, I was walking near the edge of a rough part of Des Moines, Iowa and I saw something that’s stuck with me ever since. There was a young boy there, about six years old,...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Angel Food Ministries
Over the last few weeks, quite a few readers have written to me asking about Angel Food Ministries. I’ve been very hesitant to discuss Angel Food Ministries on The Simple Dollar for a handful of...
View ArticleGuilt and Charitable Giving
Monica writes: My biggest “financial leak” is charities. I constantly see people in need and I feel deeply guilty if I don’t help them, especially since I know I have plenty of financial resources with...
View ArticlePersonal Philanthropy: Twenty Ways to Improve the World, Even If You’re Broke
So often, people assume that charity and philanthropy mean stretching an already-tight budget even further. “If I donated $100 to the food kitchen, I’d have to start using the food kitchen!” goes the...
View ArticleA Simple Request
Since my tongue-in-cheek post on Monday about my “seminar series,” I’ve been stunned at the outpouring of emails and notes from people who wanted to pay me anyway for that “seminar.” I really...
View ArticleHow to Investigate a Charity
A few weeks ago, I put out a call on Twitter and on Facebook for detailed posts that people would like to see. I got enough great responses that I’m going to fill the entire month of July – one post...
View ArticleBalancing Giving and Saving
Sharon writes in: How do you manage the balance between saving for the future and for your own personal goals with a desire to give to those less fortunate than you? It feels like they’re going in...
View ArticleCharity and Your Tax Bill
Edit: I made a mistake with the standard deduction math and explanation near the end of the original version of this post. I have since corrected it. Thanks to the readers who pointed it out. Monica...
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