Last year, I gave about 13%. My parachurch giving added up to around $85 per month.
This year, I'd like to hit 15%. I've decided to add another day of fasting for an increase of $20 in my giving Let's round it to $100 per month. I'm giving $300 per month to church (a total of $3600) plus any special offerings that arise. I hope to give a nice, round $4000 to church this year.
Last year, my charitable giving totaled $4600. So this year, I'd like to increase it to $5000-5500. I hope to give a lot more than that since I'm job searching and I should receive a significant raise due to receiving my licensure. I've already found another organization that I like and to which I'd like to give $250 per month. Assuming I find a job by August, that's $1250 extra, plus extra money in tithes.
Worst case scenario (if I can't find a new job)
church: $300/month = $3600/year + $400 special offering=$4000
charity: $100/month=$1200/year
total: $5200
estimated giving percentage:15.8%
Better case scenario (if I get a new job, a conservative estimate)
church: $4000 + $1000 extra tithe= $5000
charity: $1200 + $1250=$2450
total: $7450, rounded up to $7500
estimated giving percentage:18.75%
Oooh, I am liking those numbers.
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