Charities & Causes

Charities on a budget!

Charities & Causes

Posted by: moreta

28th May 2011 09:12pm

I'm on a disability pension and barely have enough to live on. So I have to be choosy and creative. There is a site called i-donate which sends you emails and donates money to your chosen charity via the points you accumulate.
I never give to charities that ring me up because they get too pushy.
I will always support local raffles.
And I give my time at the local neighbourhood house.

mauvehaze
  • 26th Feb 2012 07:26pm

I too, am on a disability pension. I rent a small unit privately as there is not enough public housing in my area. I'm $190 per week worse off than someone in a HomesWest rental, even though I do get rent assistance. The rent I pay is average for this area and lower than anywhere else in this state. I gave up giving cash to charities after working for three months as a telemarketer and realising that the charities are only receiving 5-10% after costs. I donate clothes and homewares that I do not use to charities. I give blood. I also work as a volunteer with people with disabilities. Charity begins at home as they say. I buy my food from a food bank and buy a three course meal from a local centre for $3 where I meet others in a similar predicament, I receive free bread from there as well as inseason fruit or preserves. I also donate items to that centre to be passed on to those people who can use them. I receive subsidised home help as I can no longer do many things for myself. My internet is my only luxury. I am registered with https://www.donotcall.gov.au to deter charities from phoning me. Those that do are told briefly that I used to be a telemarketer and I want to be removed from their calling list immediately as I'll report them if they call me again.


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