We often talk about self-care (and to a certain extent, we should), but that doesn’t mean that you should completely forget about charity. Not all charity has to do with monetary donations, some can be volunteer work or item donations. Regardless, charity can be good for you (perhaps, another way to self care?), check out the reasons here:
1. Tax Breaks
A donor-advised fund is a convenient way of regulating your donations. The arrangement can be made with the mutual fund company, community foundation or brokerage firms. You will get a tax break for the year the money was placed in the fund. Giving assets in some instances is always beneficial. Issuing accrued stock to charity provides dual tax breaks. Donations should be given in financial years you are expecting huge tax bills to experience an equivalent tax break.
2. Charity Is Costless
Charitable idea often commences within your mind. Charitable spirit dawns on you when you realize you can always give whatever you can. Consider giving clothes that you have in good condition, the pants or blouses you rarely put on, or register in a community volunteer group. It won’t cost you a penny. Whether you’re donating items or donating money to nonprofits, the idea is that you are helping better the world. In some cases, a donated item finds itself used once more, and doesn’t contribute to the issues of landfill, and the money that’s donated to these issues goes into making efforts to permanently fix these problematic areas in society.
3. Charitable People are Well-Rounded
I have a profound conviction that if an individual is in a position to invest into their cause of choice, then they will be a better manager of their money. This course of action shapes balanced a variety of attributes. The enrichment accompanied with the acts is far much fulfilling.
4. Kids Follow Suit
As a parent, your goals should be to raise good, noble children, and to do this you can start to instill these values so that your children may grow to be great members of society. And a society filled with these type of people will be a society with true wealth. But kids follow more instinctively than anything else, so aim to be a great role model for them.
References:
The Health Benefits of Giving to Charity
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah