Would you sell your house and move to a smaller house?
And donate half of the proceeds from your sale to charity?
Not that many people would but a family in Atlanta, Georgia decided to put their money where it counts most - helping others.

“I said to my dad, ‘If that guy didn’t have such a nice car, then that guy could have a nice meal,’ ” the 15-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia, recalled.

“We stopped and paused and thought about what are the things in the world that could really make a difference, a little bit of difference in the world,” he said.

They talked about selling their cars or other things, but it was Hannah’s mother, Joan, who came up with selling their 6,500-square-foot house, donating half the proceeds and then moving into a house half the size.”

Once they sell their house, the Salwen family will be donating $800,000 to The Hunger Project, an organization dedicated to helping end world hunger through people helping themselves.

Very inspiring story. Think about the things you need versus the things you want. Rather than thinking in incremental benefits i.e. it’s only a couple dollars extra to get that sushi roll, happy hour prices for drinks so let’s grab another one, or that shirt is on sale so i’ll have to buy two; start thinking about things that you can cut in half. Do you really need that extra drink? Do you really need to own 12 pairs of jeans? Do you really need it?

If you start thinking about things that you can cut out, you can start thinking funneling that energy (and funds) to how you can help. For me, I’ve decided to cut out alcohol!

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