FWIW I’m currently reducetarian (formally vegetarian), and currently give around 2% of my income. I don’t give more because I don’t think it’s the strategically correct choice for me at the moment. In the past I’ve given 10%.
But, I consider it *way* easier to give 10% of my income than to change my diet. My income has fluctuated from 50k to 90k and back and not really changed my lifestyle all that much. Changing my donations requires basically a one time change to a monthly auto-payment thingy. Changing my diet requires continuous willpower.
The trick to not making it require continuous willpower is to not think of the stuff you’re not meant to be eating as an option. Pre-committing to not considering it as food means you don’t have to exercise willpower at every meal (this is similar to not agonising over every purchase once you’ve set a donation budget, although admittedly that is easier given the auto-payment thingy).
Also, If you’re not fussy about food, being vegan is, in a way, simpler and easier when eating out, as often you only have one option to choose from (although this is less true now).
FWIW I’m currently reducetarian (formally vegetarian), and currently give around 2% of my income. I don’t give more because I don’t think it’s the strategically correct choice for me at the moment. In the past I’ve given 10%.
But, I consider it *way* easier to give 10% of my income than to change my diet. My income has fluctuated from 50k to 90k and back and not really changed my lifestyle all that much. Changing my donations requires basically a one time change to a monthly auto-payment thingy. Changing my diet requires continuous willpower.
The trick to not making it require continuous willpower is to not think of the stuff you’re not meant to be eating as an option. Pre-committing to not considering it as food means you don’t have to exercise willpower at every meal (this is similar to not agonising over every purchase once you’ve set a donation budget, although admittedly that is easier given the auto-payment thingy).
Also, If you’re not fussy about food, being vegan is, in a way, simpler and easier when eating out, as often you only have one option to choose from (although this is less true now).