| Maybe your company is in the process of starting to | | | | ones accept charitable givings, but your local chapter |
| automatic deductions for charity and you are | | | | charity that you would really like to contribute to is not |
| considering if this is the best option for you. Automatic | | | | going to get your dollars. The only companies that I |
| deductions for charity has some really good benefits. | | | | know of that are currently accepting automatic |
| But there is always two sides to every story and | | | | charitable deductions are the following charities. |
| some will offer the opinion that doing automatic charity | | | | 1. United Way |
| donations is not a very good option if you are wanting | | | | 2. Earthshare |
| to really give to charity the way it is supposed to be | | | | There of course might be a couple different ones that |
| done. | | | | I don't know about, but this seems to be where the |
| What are the benefits of automatic deductions | | | | majority of the automatic deductions are going |
| Some of the best benefits for having the automatic | | | | currently. |
| deductions is that you will not have to worry about | | | | United Way is an excellent organization because they |
| contributing to charity and it usually comes out before | | | | send out the money to so many other locations and |
| taxes as well, so you get those benefits as well. This | | | | charities, so your money will probably go to the place in |
| is an excellent option for the people that like to "set it | | | | most need of help. However it will still not go to your |
| and forget it". People are creatures of habit and will | | | | exact location and charity of your choice. |
| start getting used to not having that extra bit of money | | | | So now knowing the options what should we choose |
| that they once had prior to contributing. | | | | to do? |
| What are the downfalls of automatic deductions | | | | The decision is completely up to you and your family, |
| Being that the deductions are automatic, limits you on | | | | nobody can make you automatically give them money. |
| the time when you can not contribute to charity that | | | | Actually I take that back, there is that one place that |
| month. This could happen for a number of reasons, but | | | | we would rather not contribute to called the IRS. But |
| sometimes you might be the person that needs the | | | | that is a totally different article all together. But being |
| charity. It can be difficult to just put a quick stop on it | | | | that you want to be in control and know exactly who |
| one month and then not the next month. For me I feel | | | | is getting your money I would opt to send it to |
| it is more an issue of control, I work really hard for the | | | | whomever you want after you get your money. You |
| money that I earn and I want a portion to go to charity. | | | | are never sure when there will be another |
| But I want to be the person making the moves, I try to | | | | catastrophe. Lets hope that it doesn't happen anytime |
| limit as much as I can, the amount of people putting | | | | soon. But if there is something that happens, then |
| their hands into my bank account. | | | | wanting to contribute your money to that cause at that |
| Another disadvantage of having automatic charitable | | | | time is not going to be easy if you are on the |
| deductions is that you don't have many options to who | | | | automatic option. |
| you can give to in its current state. Granted the biggest | | | | |