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How to handle family pressure for international charitable giving

I make more money than most people in my extended family but my grandmother keeps asking me to donate to causes in our home country that I'm not sure are legitimate and I don't know how to say no without seeming selfish.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Family loyalty and cultural obligation can override personal judgment about effective giving.

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