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Setting Limits on Good Deeds Aug. 29, 2025
Dear Annie: I've been helping my neighbor with errands and yard work ever since his wife passed last... Read More
Daddy's Philosophy Dec. 25, 2024
This holiday season got me to thinking about America's spirit of giving, and I don't mean this overd... Read More
Give or Take? Dec. 25, 2024
'Tis the season for giving. For me, that mostly means supporting charities. One organization I dona... Read More
Another Big Lie: Liberals Are More 'Caring' Than Conservatives May. 16, 2024
People often ask, "How do you handle mean, vicious people when out in public?" The truth is I rarely... Read More
Giving Is a Year-Round Activity Jan. 14, 2024
Dear Annie: I'm stunned by the number of letters to advice columns from parents who gave their child... Read More
Gift Cards Are Not Gifts Nov. 16, 2023
What to give for Christmas when you don't have time to shop, don't want to put much thought into it ... Read More
What Kids Need to Know About Giving Sep. 14, 2023
If you are committed to teaching your kids how the world operates, and you should be, teach them abo... Read More
Charity, Better Than Government Dec. 28, 2022
It's the season for giving. I'll give! I'll donate to the Doe Fund, a charity that helps ex-con... Read More
Having Less This Holiday Season Can Teach Us More Dec. 16, 2022
With Christmas less than two weeks away, many Americans are unfortunately feeling major stress about... Read More
Let's Make Every Day Thanksgiving! Nov. 24, 2022
I love Thanksgiving so much it vies for first place in my favorite holiday lineup. I love and adore ... Read More
Giving Is Good for You! Jan. 19, 2022
Fundraisers and requests from charities used to bother me. So did the collection plate at church. I ... Read More
Special Gifts for Special People Dec. 22, 2021
Ho-ho-ho, wait till you hear about the gifts I gave to some of America's power elites for Christmas.... Read More
A Mostly Complete Guide to Tipping During the Holiday Season Nov. 16, 2021
It is a social custom in this country to give cash gifts, known as tips or gratuities, during the ho... Read More
Stretching the Soul Aug. 25, 2021
"I was just a kid," said Mr. Sharpe. "One spring day, Father called me to go with him to Old Man Tru... Read More
Be Charitable, But Also Be Careful Dec. 26, 2020
MacKenzie Scott has achieved what no other philanthropist has. With no massive Gates Foundation-like... Read More
Hunger Has No Season Dec. 14, 2020
Dear Annie: Your responders are showing the wonderful ways they are illustrating generosity and care... Read More
Rediscovering the Magic of the Holidays Nov. 22, 2020
Dear Annie: While I don't hate holidays, nor dread them, as "Holiday Anxiety" expressed, I don't go ... Read More
Give, Don't Govern Dec. 25, 2019
This week, children may learn about that greedy man, Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is selfish until ghos... Read More
Decisions in Giving Dec. 04, 2019
I quote with permission from a letter he sent to his grandchildren my friend, Charlie "Tremendous" J... Read More
5 Ways to Make Giving a Family Affair This Holiday Season Nov. 20, 2019
Dear Reader: It seems we hear the word "gratitude" a lot these days. In spite of being faced with al... Read More
