Work is crazy busy, and I also don't have internet at home right now. Consequently, I'm just now catching up on my internet reading (and the only reason I can do so is that work is so busy that the office admin is out, so I'm babysitting phones for her and thus chained to the computer).
In any case, I'd like to share this dooce post with all of you. I frequently struggle with how to be kind and generous without bankrupting myself and my admittedly super meagre budget. Her story is a good example to us all.