Comments on: Why You Should Donate Even While on a Tight Budget

By: Rachel Foxwell

Rachel Foxwell — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 11:59:32 +0000

In reply to Centsai. Agreed! There is always some way to help out someone who has it worse than you.

By: Centsai

Centsai — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:24:24 +0000

I totally agree with you when you said “No matter your financial situation, there is always someone in a worse position than you”! It is important to look at the bigger picture in life and give back to your community! If you are tight on money, donating your time and any items that you don’t use anymore are great ways to be charitable!

By: Kalie @ Pretend to Be Poor

Kalie @ Pretend to Be Poor — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:58:21 +0000

Agreed! I think donating on any budget teaches financial discipline and helps keep your heart soft toward those in need. The idea of waiting until you have “more” or “enough” (unless you have no income, but as you said you could donate time or goods), is dangerous because it’s easy to keep pushing that day until later, and never giving anything.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 19:04:18 +0000

I love this – we donate time at a local dog shelter and a lot of the dogs are there because their owners were made homeless. Such an awful situation to be in anyway, and then you have to give up your dog, otherwise you’ll have to live on the streets.

I’m on a pretty tight budget with some debt to pay off, so I can’t afford to donate money (apart from £3 a month sponsoring a dairy cow’s retirement, but that’s a gift to a friend), but volunteering is an important part of my life. It’s also a great frugal hobby!

I may not have the money to buy fancy jewellery or travel much, but there’s a roof over my head, which is more than many people have.

By: giulia

giulia — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 10:37:24 +0000

Agree infact also when I was in debt I choose to make a long distance adoption ( and I am still helping), then I donated several clothes that I’ve bought but never wore (and I know that I’m in good company), now I do a serious closet declutter 3 times per year choosing what donate, swap, try to sell and same things for books, I love them but I’m keeping only that I love read millions of time…

By: Kristal

Kristal — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 01:27:47 +0000

This is so true, donating even on a tight budget has so many advantages. When you donate to someone in need, you have a much better perspective on your own situation and I love the reminder that you can donate your time, it does not have to be monetary. Thanks for the post!

By: Rachel Foxwell

Rachel Foxwell — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 00:45:07 +0000

In reply to Amanda @ centsiblyrich. That's awesome to hear how much giving back has impacted you. For people who don't have much, the little effort you put in makes a huge difference to them.