Give as much as you can to your church. It gives you a tax deduction and pisses off the atheists who are running our government now.
Many of us retirees can just cut back on spending and reduce tax producing withrawals from our depleted 401k’s.
You young’ens can increase your tax deferred contributions to 401k’s and ira’s.(good strategy even now).
Some retirees start working in the black economy..or barter economy. 50% of the illegals work black economy..why shouldn’t we?
Keep your old car. Why pay a big sales tax and big registration in states like CA.
Buy all kinds of used stuff to avoid new sales tax.
Some have to do these things to survive..others can help starve the beast(especially CA).
Just upped my tithes today, as a matter of fact. I plan to gradually increase the amount as the year progresses, for these very reasons. I'd just blow it in WalMart or Chez Target, anyway.
Everyone should be giving 10%(at least) to their churches, anyway. That is the Tithe. Years ago, after I made the Decision and started to tithe, after a while I realized that I had more money in my pocket and was getting my long-standing intractable bills paid down without increasing my income. I did not reduce my standard of living by tithing and have been debt free since 2000. There are practical benefits over and above the biblical requirement.