Again and again I donate. I donate with fiat, but I prefer to donate with Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin Cash is predisposed for donations. I can donate anonymously with Bitcoin Cash, I can donate to the whole world for free. I don't have to pay any transfer fees and the money reaches the recipient immediately.
I donate to websites and projects that I find interesting, to charitable organisations and to individuals. I donate smaller and larger amounts. I only donate larger amounts if I am sure that the money is in the right hands and will not be misappropriated. I prefer to donate many smaller amounts than one large amount. So far, my biggest donation would be a little over 5 BCH. Compared to many Bitcoin Cash supporters, this is of course very little, but of course I can't compete with people like @MarcDeMesel.
But why do I donate at all? Isn't it stupid to give away your own money? Isn't it better to buy something for yourself or your family with the money?
I donate mainly because I know that many people are much worse off than I am and I can help them with it. Even if I sometimes donate only a few dollars, I know that it is useful. Of course I need my money and so does my family, but it won't matter if I spend a small amount on donations.
I like to donate anonymously because many needy people are too proud to ask for and accept donations. Some time ago I saw a man looking for bottles in bins. I saw that he was ashamed. I came up to him and said that I saw he had lost a 10€ note (about $12), I found it and wanted to give it back to him. In reality, of course, it was my money. The man first doubted that it had lost something, but then he accepted the money after all. I used the trick because a few weeks before I wanted to give money to another man, which he did not want to accept. I had to convince him for a long time until he finally took the money.
However, I hardly give money to beggars because there are gangs of beggars who have to give the money to the beggar bang bosses. I have only done it a few times. I do it sometimes when the beggars were honest. Once a man told me that he was an alcoholic and needed money for a beer. Alcoholism is a serious disease, I know he might steal to get the money, I gave him the money for the beer. I know I couldn't save him with that, but he had an honest conversation with me, told his life story. Maybe at least he didn't have to steal to get alcohol. Once I saw a woman with a child. You have to be careful because there are organised gangs of beggars who send children to beg. This woman looked different. Since it was abroad, I couldn't talk to the woman because I didn't speak her language, but I gave her 5€ (about $6). She accepted the money and I saw gratitude in her eyes. Similar gratitude that I have described here.
Why should you donate?
I think you should donate for exactly the same reason I donate. At some point here in read.cash or noise.cash I encouraged a user to donate. She wrote me that she can't afford it because she has to take care of herself and her family first. I think it's just an excuse. I could also say that the money I donate is better spent on me and my family, or I should invest it to have even more money.
Everyone can donate something. Some more, some less. There are very generous donors like @MarcDeMesel ,@RogerVer and many others or very modest donors. And the nice thing about Bitcoin Cash is that you can also donate very small amounts. For example, you can donate as little as 10 cents or less for eatBCH. Any read.cash or noise.cash user can afford that. And if 100 users donate only 10 cents in Bitcoin Cash, that's already $10. $10 can sometimes help a lot. That's why you should donate. Even if it is only a small amount. There are always people who are worse off than you and who need your help.
And one more thing. When you donate, you can feel a bit like @MarcDeMesel.😉
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