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Archive of posts filed under the giving category.

The proverbial umbilical cord

I’m not scared to admit my umbilical cord has not been fully cut. Now don’t be confused. I’m in no way financially dependent upon my parents. I can support myself, but there is definitely comfort in knowing my family will always have my back. I like my parents a lot, and I’m pretty sure they [...]

Credit Card + Church = Hell?

Okay, it is quite possible that I may have actually ended up in hell for using my credit card. You can check out yesterday’s post (directly below this one) to see where this thought started. I know this is my third article this week about credit cards so I promise to write about a different [...]

Sometimes donating is a scam.

I decided to partake in a little Memorial Day tennis activity yesterday with a good college friend. After we established a time to play, I volunteered to purchase new tennis balls (we are kinda spoiled we only play with fresh balls each time). There is a Rite Aid awkwardly close to my house, and although [...]

I want to give money to this homeless dude!

If I owned a company, I would probably have to hire this guy as the head of my marketing and advertising division. We have all seen the homeless person with the sign that says “Not gonna lie, need money for beer.” or “Will work for pot.” But if I ever come across a homeless guy [...]

The importance of giving…

So Im 22, I make $40k a year, and I definitely feel like life would be easier if I was making $70k+. All through college I only had a part time job and probably averaged only $6k a year, so even though I wish I was making more than $40k it still seems like plenty [...]