Reply #14: You know, it's funny [View All]

The company I work for is pretty good about philanthropy, but there's also been some .... pressure .... for the employees to be more involved, ie. give money and volunteer, for this non-profit that the company set up. The company benefits indirectly, so the president asking us to subsidize his pet project just rubs me the wrong way. It did make me think about what causes I DID want to support though. Initially I used the money to pay down my one and only credit card, and that's still done, but then I thought about giving small amounts monthly and the magic $600 number and BINGO! I knew what I wanted to do. It was so fun deciding which organizations. I was just giddy!