What deems a "worthy" charity?

[Jase]

Your a bastard. But hey atleast someone is winning out in this life.

RSPCA isn't a bad place to give. School in Aus is mostly free. Yes its paid by the Govt. & Education dept, but I think most family's pay a very nominal fee of sorts.

You could always donate to Lifeline Australia if thats what you want to donate to. They're usually always strapped for cash.

lol nice quote, needless to say the first pay went to a stripper named candy
Fell into the job, but im not the kind of person that will sit there all day and do nothing because the head guy is the man in charge... which has earn't me the respect of my crew, which is nice.

Up in Brissie, theres alot of pets just tossed out and left for themselfs, i almost ended up bringing a kitten home from work, but weirdly enough the "manliest" guy there ended up finding a home for the little fella. So thats what made me go with the RSPCA.
In regards to lifeline, i think that will be my 2nd pick, ive seen more homeless people up here, then ive ever seen in Melbourne, which is sad.

Yeah schools free, i think you have the option to pay fee's, if you do you get a yearbook, i think this is the case becuase i have my year books up to grade 4, then nothing after LOL.

[Colamisu]

EDIT 2: im almost 100% sure our school system is free here, well public school that is. That or we just never paid for it LOL.

Taxes pay for it. In the US, each state decides on their own how to fund it. Texas does so by taking a percentage of homeowners' property tax.

In Australia, it may be the case that only families with children have to pay the necessary taxes, but I think it's most likely that they just take it out of your taxes without you knowing about it.

[lordrand11]

So, ive paid off pretty much the bulk of my debt and what not, and since ive started 11 hour shifts, my double time pay out has well, given me a good start, so much so, i think it would only be right if i give back.

But here lies the problem, what deems a charity "worthy"?
I mean its all well and go to donate a research fund, and many people would benefit from the research, if something was discovered, but when you look at charities that deal with low income family's, the money would help them more in the "Here and now"
But there is the risk that they MIGHT blow it on retarded stuff (Not likely, but it can happen...)

What do you deem worthy? And why.

(No tard replies, cos i'll just delete the thread and take it to retro kk.)

Personally what I deem as a worthwhile charitable cause is around my own area (maybe a span of 25 - 30 miles). If I had the extra money I would help out those charitable causes around mine own town. Give back to the community that has helped me a time or two.

[DoomKefka]

Mate no offence, i said no tard replys kk.

Why would i be worried about 3k, i earn 3k in a week....

no offense taken whatsoever, i just dont belive in giving money away this day and age

[Jase]

no offense taken whatsoever, i just dont belive in giving money away this day and age

Donations over $2 are refunded to you at tax time.
When i was younger, i had minimal money, i had to earn everything i own, my family was never poor, but we were never well off, it was a case of working for it, and working hard.
So why not spread the love to people that are having a hard time, shit i only need like 750 bucks a week to live off, and its not like im going to invest in a pool so i can swim around in my money like a shallow self centred person.
And whats the worst that can happen, i get rid of money now and help others, and its returned to me at tax time...

In Australia, it may be the case that only families with children have to pay the necessary taxes, but I think it's most likely that they just take it out of your taxes without you knowing about it.

The tax man rapes me, and rapes me hard...... I think i lose 500 bucks to taxes every week.

[Synthetik]

If you're unsure about a specific charity to give to, you could always donate some money to soup kitchens or food banks instead of volunteering. There's also the option of buying a bag of food that will last for awhile and giving it to a homeless person that looks like they could use it on the side of the road or downtown or something. It's a bit more time consuming but it's satisfying when you give it to a person and you can tell that it made their day. Something my mom used to like to do. It's good too because some people would buy alcohol/drugs with money but they'll most likely end up eating the food.