Make Charity a Budget Item (washingtonpost.com)

Make Charity a Budget Item (washingtonpost.com): "Make Charity a Budget Item
By Michelle Singletary
The Washington Post
Sunday, November 7, 2004; Page F01
'The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.' -- Walt Whitman
Why is the subject of giving such a difficult one to discuss? Some folks would rather ask someone for a kidney than for a donation to a charitable cause. "