Continuing my June 1 blog’s issue about how to donate rather elegant/expensive clothing, I now turn to the opposite extreme – what about donating rather substandard items? It’s virtuous to clear out the stuff that’s cluttering our home and simplify our material possessions. This helps us find things more easily, makes for a cleaner environment, and provides other people with stuff they need but you no longer need. BUT, are there ethics for handing down used clothing. Is it fair to give someone else worn jeans that aren’t good enough for me? Earth 911 can give you some guidance.
Sometimes, however, my hand-me downs are not what another person needs most. They might need training, an education, food – stuff that I can’t just pass on to Goodwill. Sometimes money can do the most good and do it most efficiently. But everybody’s got their hand out. How do we make decisions about donating our money to causes that will do the most good. To make a plan that will help you make these decisions check out my friend, Gene Gardner’s, outline for Donating With Confidence.
Micah sorting his money
But what about our kids? They usually don’t have enough money saved to really make a difference. Read an inspirational story about what one of our God children, Micah, decided to do to save the world when he was six. You’re never too young.
