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Originally Posted by HardDrive
Thank you for sharing. This past year, just was we were about to move out of Seattle to OH, our elderly neighbor passed away. His wife knew nothing about their affairs. He was was very secretive. I did everything I could to help her arrange their finances, but like you said, what really helped was just being there to talk to her. I'm going to look into opportunities to help elderly people here in OH as well.
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This should stay in the open forum since there will be a wide base of religious and secular opinions, both valid assistance.
Well done HD...this is important stuff.
When I give my time to charity I have a very simple metric: The person(s) I am helping will devote as much time as I do and will be there with me. You can find the right organization, it is easy. One day a month, sometimes two. Not much but they dig me: Charity is to me personal and connected.
I give almost 5% of my income to charity, which is a lot, sorry. Mixed bag of recipients, mostly aimed at military/veterans groups, people who matter to me. My wife gives to Catholic Charities, a stellar bunch. Our hefty taxes aid and abet the rest.
As I get older and transition from business to semi-retirement, I plan on devoting more of my time to charity. Anyone can stroke a check. The real work is done as Sammy described.