Donating

I always seem to find a few dollars for a charity that comes knocking at my door. And we've bought Christmas presents through World Vision for a few years but on the whole I, indeed we as a family, don't donate a great deal of money.

I occasionally read a blog caoine, and I gather she gets a bit of money through the Amazon referrals program (7.5% of the purchase price). She has decided to give this money direct to a charity.

This got me thinking about charity and donating. I had a look at the websites of several Australian branches of international charities - Oxfam (Community Aid Abroad), Unicef , Medecins Sans Frontiere, and World Vision. I earn a decent wage why cant I donate 1 or 2% of my wage, even my after tax wage to charity? $500 or $1,000 per annum? $2 a day. It's not a lot really...