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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My partner and I are in our 40s. We live together but are not married. Combined we make about $160,000 per year pre-tax. We live in a VHCOL area and do not own a house. I have kids from a previous marriage. I have decent savings and retirement but he does not. 
I started attending a local church with my kids.

How much is standard to give? Per week, per year? Right now I give cash, maybe $20 every time we go. [/quote]

What do you mean by "started attending"?

If you have simply been attending for a while and are not members, then $20 in the plate is totally fine. It's more than fine.

If you have officially joined the church and are members, $20 each time you go isn't appropriate at all, and you really should pledge during the annual pledge drive and pay accordingly. How much you pledge is up to you; the classic tithe is 10% of annual income, but personally I set aside 10% of my income for giving, and my church does not get all of that. I tend to give about 5% of my annual income to my church, and the rest is other charitable giving (much goes to the rescue I adopted my dogs from, when people are raising money with charity walks and whatnot I have money set aside to draw from for that, I use it to buy groceries for a local food drive, etc). Other folks only set aside 5% for total giving or whatever. You have to figure out what is right for your family's budget as well as what your commitment to your church community is while considering what that community's needs are.

If you have been attending for a year or close to that, and are not members yet, then you should think about joining officially. A church is a living community, not just a show on Sunday mornings and a wholesome activity for the kids.

-- very active member of a church, and have sat on the finance committee and collected the plate during service[/quote]

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