Comments on: 3 Questions to Ask Before You Give http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/ Money Management, Small Business, Career Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:21:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Green Ways to Save Money http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/comment-page-1/#comment-16407 Green Ways to Save Money Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:22:46 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/#comment-16407 [...] save tax dollars by deducting your donations to IRS-approved charities when you itemize. Be sure to look up the charity before giving any of your hard earned money away - there are a lot of charity scams out [...] [...] save tax dollars by deducting your donations to IRS-approved charities when you itemize. Be sure to look up the charity before giving any of your hard earned money away – there are a lot of charity scams out [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/comment-page-1/#comment-3219 Ryan Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:04:22 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/#comment-3219 I agree Plonkee, even if a charity supports a good cause, I only have a finite amount of time, money, and energy, and I want to devote those efforts to the issues and organizations that are most in line with my beliefs and ethics. I agree Plonkee, even if a charity supports a good cause, I only have a finite amount of time, money, and energy, and I want to devote those efforts to the issues and organizations that are most in line with my beliefs and ethics.

]]> By: plonkee http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/comment-page-1/#comment-3218 plonkee Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:09:27 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/#comment-3218 I think number 2 is very important. I don't want to give money to causes that I don't really support as it's pretty counter-productive. I am especially careful that the practices of the charities that I do support are things that I consider to be ethical. I think number 2 is very important. I don’t want to give money to causes that I don’t really support as it’s pretty counter-productive. I am especially careful that the practices of the charities that I do support are things that I consider to be ethical.

]]> By: Ryan http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/comment-page-1/#comment-3214 Ryan Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:54:32 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/#comment-3214 Stay tuned for tomorrow's article, Mrs. Micah! ;) Stay tuned for tomorrow’s article, Mrs. Micah! ;)

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/comment-page-1/#comment-3213 Mrs. Micah Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:37:01 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/2007/12/17/is-a-charity-legitimate/#comment-3213 Particularly of interest to some of your readers---be careful when giving to veterans', soldiers', firefighters', and policemen's charities. There are a heck of a lot of fake ones out there...often created to sound like the real ones. They might even be ones created by decent people who just mismanage the money. It's sad and disgusting, they hope they can get people to give based on their desire to support brave men and women. Instead, the money lines their pockets. Be particularly wary of phone solicitations for them. Particularly of interest to some of your readers—be careful when giving to veterans’, soldiers’, firefighters’, and policemen’s charities. There are a heck of a lot of fake ones out there…often created to sound like the real ones. They might even be ones created by decent people who just mismanage the money.

It’s sad and disgusting, they hope they can get people to give based on their desire to support brave men and women. Instead, the money lines their pockets.

Be particularly wary of phone solicitations for them.

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