Charities & Causes

Giving to too many charities at once

Charities & Causes

Posted by: frilly

29th Jan 2010 02:28pm

I give to a number of charities but I am seriously thinking about reducing the number.
They seem to want more and more each year they say their costs are going up but so are mine and we are on fixed incomes. I am disabled and we are on a pension.
This seems to have no affect when told to them perhaps I should jump on their list LOL. Certain charities help pay outstanding fines etc that people "find they are unable to pay" This is so wrong they should never be given money.
Vouchers or coupons. We see so many TV reports showing how young people and perhaps not so young blatantly tell their stories about how they can live up in Byron Bay on the "Dole"
How can they do this when we have to list every source of income we have and our pension goes up and down even weekly in tune with our assets. The fact that these assets we cannot cash in as the interest from them supply the remainder of our pension.
We thought we had totally covered ourselves for our retirement until the market crashed.
That was the biggest shock of all to find so much money had just disappeared. Now we have to keep Centrelink informed of every change in our financial situation. How do these others manage to get money so easily
One more thing, I said I was disable, it means lots of Drs and hospital visits. We can almost guarantee that after a hospital visit we will receive a request for a Charity at that hospital. Charities are exempt from the "Blocking of unwanted calls"

rachaelc
  • 4th Jun 2010 01:45pm

I largely support The Smith's Family Learning for Life program. I sponsor a child for $27 month to assist with education costs such as stationery, uniforms and school excursions. I believe that the best way out of the cycle of disadvantage for these kids is through education, opportunity and hope. I also support Cancer Council, Starlight Foundation and Exodus Foundation. These charities don't harrass or ever make me feel like they are milking me dry, and I believe that they do such great work in society. And all these whingers who think these people on the dole have such an easy life, why don't you swap places with them and see how great it is (not!). It is a measure of society how we treat our disadvantaged people. While there are some lazy people out there, there are many many more who would love to be given the opportunity of a good job and a good life. No-one likes to feel redundant or useless.


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