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I'm all set myself. My only expenses are taxes and mortgage. I grow my own food in the backyard for fun and I'm pretty sure I can scale it up when the going gets tough.

Personally, I believe that giving should be done without expecting anything in return, otherwise it becomes an exchange, which I find incredibly exhausting.

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You’re not “all set yourself” if you have little in the way of savings and are resorting to derivatives trading to make your mortgage payments.

Defer your donations until you have a year of payments in a rainy day account. You can’t donate if you’re homeless.

I'm sure it's a troll. It's a humblebrag at best, troll at worst.

But its not a troll. My donations are no different from a startup founder going all in. Except my vision doesn't end up with me making billions of dollars. I'm working towards a vision where people around me has food to eat, gets education, and has a comfortable shelter.

So retirement? What happens when you need care?

Do you wanna / have to work forever?

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