Give Back: Strategies To Make Donating An Easy Part Of Your Finances

Cash For Tacos – June 15 2020

Do you often think about giving back by making more charitable donations, but struggle to do so?

Maybe you find it hard to let go of the money you worked so hard for.

Maybe you find it difficult to trust that your money will be used the way you think it should be.

Or maybe you just can’t figure out how to balance making donations with all of your other money goals.

We all have our own reasons for wanting to give more, yet struggling to do so. I look up to the people who find it easy to give their money away. Because for me, it takes a bit more work. I hold on to my money tightly, and donating does not come naturally to me. At this point in my life, a point where I feel secure in my finances, I want to make giving back a more intentional part of my financial plans.

But because giving away my money doesn’t come naturally to me, I knew I would need some financial strategies, along with some self-reflection, to intentionally incorporate it into my life.  So if you find it hard to donate your money, or simply want to find a way to donate more, here is a list of things you can do to create the necessary space in your financial plans for giving back. But first, it’s helpful to try and understand why it may be hard to give.

WHY IS IT HARD TO DONATE?

During our lives, we are not always in a position where we can give as much as we would like. There are times when we need to focus on building up our own financial security. But in times where we are in a position to give financially, why do some of us struggle to give away our money when deep down we know we want to?

SCARCITY MINDSET

When we feel like a resource is in limited supply, or that there will never be enough, it’s hard for us to use it. In the case of our money, a scarcity mindset causes us to cling to it because we fear there will never be enough. A scarcity mindset makes it difficult to give money away.

I would argue that a scarcity mindset isn’t always a bad thing, though. It helps us to be more intentional with our limited resources since, in fact, they are limited. But when a scarcity mindset prevents us from rational thinking, it’s time to acknowledge it and work through it.

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