PAY YOURSELF FIRST.

You can't give something if you don't have it. You can't spread light onto others if you don't have light from within. You can't give wealth to others if you don't have it for yourself first. Make yourself a service and pay yourself first. I'm all in for altruism but for real, sustainable altruism. I'm not buying into people who can't take care of themselves but at the same time, they are preaching giving as a religion. If you want to give something, you have to have it first. Paying yourself first is another way of saying that you have to make more than you need prior to giving to others. Depriving yourself for feeding others won't solve the problem. Have more love, have more money, more happiness, then start giving away. Pay yourself first in order to have more for others. Then giving will just come in naturally.