I buy my utilons from SIAI. $4531, about 10% of my net in 2011. I give for the main reasons you always hear: massive payoff, impending doom, trust in the management.
I buy my fuzzies from the following sources, around 1% of my 2011 net:
Wikipedia annual drive. I use WP all the time; it’s an awesome idea with a pretty great execution.
EFF recurring monthly donation. Reading about violations of civil liberties in the tech world really riles me up.
Whenever someone asks for something—a friend raising money for a marathon, a homeless guy, free software asking for a donation—I give well. This costs a couple hundred dollars annually, i.e. not enough to even worry about.
I buy my utilons from SIAI. $4531, about 10% of my net in 2011. I give for the main reasons you always hear: massive payoff, impending doom, trust in the management.
I buy my fuzzies from the following sources, around 1% of my 2011 net:
Wikipedia annual drive. I use WP all the time; it’s an awesome idea with a pretty great execution.
EFF recurring monthly donation. Reading about violations of civil liberties in the tech world really riles me up.
Whenever someone asks for something—a friend raising money for a marathon, a homeless guy, free software asking for a donation—I give well. This costs a couple hundred dollars annually, i.e. not enough to even worry about.