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I think the premise of this thread is broken. Are we talking about giving to registered charities or to beggars on the street?

If it's the former, yes, but mainly groups like the Red Cross when they're dealing with a specific tragedy. I just don't have the income to support regular donationing.

If it's the latter, I do often give money to beggars. As a rule, I give gold coins rather than silver, because I think it's a fairly dick move to use a beggar only as a chance to get rid of annoying small change and then tell yourself that you're a good person.