FINDING WAYS TO GIVE SAMPLE WORKSHEET Strategy Weekly Amount Yearly Amount Total for Three Years Give tax refund 400 1 200 Teen mow one extra lawn 15 summer 300 900 Increase 1 per month increases ea Yr 650 Skip one coffee per week 3 50 182 546 Downgrade cable TV 10 520 1 560 Other ideas Three Year Grand Total 4 856 SIMPLE IDEAS Extra income Find a part time job or use a skill to earn income Increase 1 per month This is an excellent idea for children or anyone who is not currently giving Simply start by giving 1 during the first month Then give 2 the second month 3 the third etc If you keep this up for 3 years you will be able to give more than 650 Scale back on Entertainment numerous streaming options entertainment plans online subscriptions tv or cable bills can all add up quickly Consider scaling back on one of these each month to contribute to the building fund Garage Sale Facebook Marketplace have a few items you don t need consider selling them and donating the proceeds or a portion of the proceeds as a way to declutter and generate income Work Toward a Tithe If you do not tithe now set a plan in motion toward doing so Take your current giving percentage and add 1 each month until you reach 10 God tells us to test Him in this Mal 3 10 Try it and see what He does
CREATE YOUR OWN WORKSHEET Strategy Weekly Amount Yearly Amount Total for Three Years Three Year Grand Total As our campaign approaches God may have already laid an amount on your heart or you may have not yet heard from Him regarding what He is asking you to do Regardless we believe that going through the Family Giving Worksheet as a couple or family could be beneficial as you prepare to make your commitment For if the willingness is there the gift is acceptable according to what one has not according to what he does not have II Corinthians 8 12 NIV