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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like it's really hard ot be one of those noble, selfless people unless you're rich.  I volunteer weekly, but not at a non-profit, and I don't have $100 to give away. [/quote]

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IMHO, your mindset is what keeps you from giving. I was never rich and never will be but I'm always involved in some sort of charity. During my teen years I was a volunteer at our local orphanage. I went off to college and worked as a camp counselor in a camp for kids that struggle with physical and mental disabilities. After I graduated I worked weekends tutoring kids who were incarcerated.

Now, with 2 kids under 2 I feel like something is missing. As soon as they're grown to go to school and I get to have "me" time again I'll go back to volunteering. You don't need to have money to give away. You can use your strengths and apply them to improve the lives of those less fortunate. You just need to have the willingness to share.[/quote]

I dunno. I volunteer, just not at a non-profit. I am kind of content with being a regular nice person.  Holding doors for people, thanking the bus driver, visiting people when their kid is in the hospital, saying hello/thankyou to doormen, tipping well in restaurants, giving positive feedback when deserved, etc. That stuff alone is a big effort for me. [/quote]

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