Thats a bad thing, a very bad thing. You should be your utmost priority . It took me a long time to put me first and say i deserve nice things. Being generous is one thing,being taken advantage of is another. Women hate weak men who can't say no. I've watched my mother get taken advantage of more times then i can count. I was a mark for a user and it taught me to say fuck everyone else. Me First!
So financially to help others
Start out by not letting your altruism affect your money. This burned me a few times. Make sure your life is stable, and comfortable. Then you can determine how you can help others.
I usually see it as other people will always be in need,
This is true, and they will bleed you dry, dragging you down. Purposefully or not.
What I find interesting is the dynamics change. All of a sudden its one group explaining why they are more in need or something. A lot of times, people are poor due to extremely shitty life decisions, not because thy were handed bad luck
Ok, if you know this, why do you still give people your time and money???
Because I still feel responsible as an individual to help those in need, even if it means i know im getting screwed over. My parents taught me i dont matter except as an extension to their own wants, so the attitude has stuck since then
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