I'm more of a charitable guy than I let on to most of my friends. The reason is that I like to give when I can, and give whatever I can, and sometimes I like to spread it around. Most of the time, when I go to the grocery store, I'll pull off one of these tags that they have to help feed the poor, and I'll donate anywhere from $2 to $5, depending on my mood that day.<\/p>\n
Another reason I like to stay anonymous is because I don't want to get a lot of phone calls, mail, or email from someone who's now put me on a list as someone who donates. Some of my friends think I'm paranoid on that one, but here's a perfect example of what I mean.<\/p>\n
This year, I decided to give to ten charities in December. I wrote each of them a check, something that's rare for me, and mailed them out. I was feeling really charitable this year and wanted to spread it around, knowing that the economy was in trouble and that donations were down.<\/p>\n
In the last two weeks, I've received mail again from all of these organizations. Only two thanked me for my previous donation; maybe the rest didn't know it yet. But those two that thanked me also asked me for more; sheesh! And all the other organizations, of course, are doing the same. Last year, maybe I got a request once every four months; I certainly didn't want to get something every month.<\/p>\n
I'm just throwing them all away, after I open them and shred anything that has my name on it. Once again, I've had to learn a lesson that I thought I already knew. As an independent consultant, I send out advertisements to businesses myself, but usually no sooner than every 3 months will someone get another thing from me; most of the time it's much longer than that. I don't want to be a pest, but at the same time, I'm not really asking for anything. I understand charities needing money to survive, but I have to say that I don't like their methods; reminds me of those televangelists.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, even when someone is trying to do good, they may not recognize that they're inadvertently doing bad. So, back to the underground I go; only my accountant will know for sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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