{"id":326,"date":"2010-12-03T10:37:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T15:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/?p=326"},"modified":"2025-08-24T06:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:39:08","slug":"what-do-you-have-to-give-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/index.php\/what-do-you-have-to-give-away\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do You Have To Give Away?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a time of the year when we all are thinking of giving. \u00a0While many are shopping to find that perfect gift, others are struggling with what they can afford to give. \u00a0However, when you think about it we should be giving year round.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it is the person who has recently lost their job, the single mom trying to make ends meet, or the disabled person who just needs some financial help &#8211; there are always opportunities to give to people who are truly in need.<\/p>\n<p>While all those people and more can use your help, are you in a position to help or are you strapped with your own &#8220;needs&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>Money is only good, truly, for two things &#8211; to live and to give. \u00a0In most of our cases, our definition of living is way bigger than it needs to be and it robs us what we truly could give. \u00a0Until you are in a position to understand what giving feels like you never can feel the real joy.<\/p>\n<p>What do you have to give away?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a time of the year when we all are thinking of giving. \u00a0While many are shopping to find that perfect gift, others are struggling with what they can afford to give. \u00a0However, when you think about it we should be giving year round. 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