Natural disasters change lives (as evidenced by this picture from Joplin, Missouri, in 2011). Thankfully, in the aftermath, people are motivated to give charitably to help with relief efforts. What motivates the charitable giving that you do? I write to reach those who seek to live their life in “balance”. My husband and I are not in the early-retired niche. We did not choose to save at incredibly high rates so we could retire by 35 or 40 or 45,...