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When increasing wealth does not increase giving proportionally

I have been giving the same amount for five years while my income doubled, and I cannot tell if I am being prudent or if lifestyle inflation is making me less generous.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Rising affluence may be eroding your relative generosity without you consciously choosing to become less charitable.

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