Donating to Charity

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Hi all, every year in January I write a post encouraging people to donate to charity. My approach is to make a decision in January about what percent of your income you will donate this year, and then keep track of whatever donations you make throughout the year, and then at the end of the year, check the amount and donate the last chunk to get to the goal amount.

It's a good idea to do automatic monthly donations because then it still happens even if you aren't thinking about it.

I want to encourage everyone, if you are in a good position financially yourself, to think about this and make a decision, rather than just donating haphazardly.