The concept of giving enough to get the warm glow is interesting.
Many people tithe. We give a set percent (usually 10%) of our income. The tithe comes first, off the top. It’s not for a warm glow. Maybe duty??? Sometimes it actually hurts and there is definitely not a warm glow at those times. EG I have to give the 10% but that means my kids can’t do some activity they want, or get those cool shoes that everybody else has.
While I have experienced the warm glow, I’ve also experienced the pain. Also, the number of birds or human lives saved won’t influence me. Not because I’m insensitive, but because 10% controls the amount I give. I am not saying that I’m more sensitive than others. I just don’t respond to requests like that. I do an annual giving plan and usually stick pretty close to it. It’s part of the monthly budget with a different charity (or two or three) in the budget each month.
The concept of tithe comes from the Torah, but it some people apply it outside of the religious setting.
The concept of giving enough to get the warm glow is interesting.
Many people tithe. We give a set percent (usually 10%) of our income. The tithe comes first, off the top. It’s not for a warm glow. Maybe duty??? Sometimes it actually hurts and there is definitely not a warm glow at those times. EG I have to give the 10% but that means my kids can’t do some activity they want, or get those cool shoes that everybody else has.
While I have experienced the warm glow, I’ve also experienced the pain. Also, the number of birds or human lives saved won’t influence me. Not because I’m insensitive, but because 10% controls the amount I give. I am not saying that I’m more sensitive than others. I just don’t respond to requests like that. I do an annual giving plan and usually stick pretty close to it. It’s part of the monthly budget with a different charity (or two or three) in the budget each month.
The concept of tithe comes from the Torah, but it some people apply it outside of the religious setting.