I made a deal with myself today - for the next year I will give $25 to 52 different causes. Why? Basically I always find myself coming back to wanting to give ... but not. Sure, I have my pet causes (here) that I give to and the tragedy donations (here) that you can't not give to. But why is it so hard to give to the other ones?
This is my self analysis ... and hopefully as I do this little expiriment I'll try to fix it:
Reason 1: I think I get overwhelmed with the idea that there are too many people to help. I start to press the donate button and then I get guilt ridden that tomorrow their might be someone "worthier" of the money. No idea where this came from, but it's there.
Reason 2: I get money crazy. Suddenly the amount I was going to get seems like a lot of money. What if I get an unexpected bill tomorrow? The truth is, I waste money all the time.
Why $25? It seems reasonable? It's not a sum that's ever going to break my bank. It's also an amount that I tend to think "doesn't matter." I realizes this is stupid.
Why every week? Just seemed like it would help form a habit and deal with my issues.
Why the causes I pick? I don't know. But hopefully, some of them will be causes that you feel like helping out a tiny bit also :)
