Everyone wants to give back in one way or another. After you’ve spent your whole life working, you may find that in retirement, you want to give some money to charity. But if you are living off of income streams from sources like your retirement accounts and Social Security, you may be worried about finding a way to make charity work for your financial picture. Most retirees take the standard deduction on their taxes as opposed [...]
You're probably looking forward to Thanksgiving, even if it looks a bit different this year or you're not a big fan of turkey. Whatever your Thanksgiving is like this year, it’s a good time to think about how you express gratitude. Some people donate their time or money to a charitable organization, especially around the holidays. In 2019, Americans gave an estimated $450 billion to U.S. charities[1], and this number was expected to rise in 2020 [...]
With the holidays just around the corner, we wanted to organize something we can be a part of to give back to our community. With all the chaos and uncertainty this year has brought us, we wanted to close the year with warmth and gratitude by giving back to those less fortunate. Feeding San Diego is a Food Drive dedicated to building a hunger-free and healthy San Diego, dispersing the food to several food banks in the area. [...]
Some look forward to retirement as a time to relax, free of the responsibilities of work. And while this might be enjoyable at first, some retirees might eventually feel that a lack of purpose and social connections does not make for the best possible retirement. Rather than just retiring from something, it can be a good idea to retire to something. Volunteering is one option that can have numerous benefits. In fact, according to the Corporation [...]