Episode · ChooseFI · 2024-03-18
Books mentioned on Effective Giving for the FI Community | Rebecca Herbst & Jack Lewars
A charity can multiply your impact by 100 times — or waste 99% of it. Rebecca Herbs and Jack Lewis from the ChooseFI community explain why where you give matters just as much as how much you give, and how anyone pursuing financial independence can build sustainable giving habits without derailing their path to FI.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Practical ethics
Practical Ethics by Peter Singer is an influential philosophical text that explores complex moral dilemmas regarding equality, animal rights, abortion, euthanasia, and the obligations of individuals to help those in extreme poverty.
Discussed“I actually read a book called practical ethics which is more written for people studying philosophy at University and is a bit more dense but the effect would be the same although it's worth saying”
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Die with Zero
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins and William O.
Discussed“like a lot of us are reading that Bill Perkins book day with zero it's a really power really powerful messaging right”
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Doing Good Better
Doing Good Better by William MacAskill is an introduction to effective altruism, exploring how individuals can use reasoning and evidence to maximize the positive impact of their charitable giving.
Recommended“so a really easy action is to go and read the life you can save by Peter Singer or doing good better by Will MCC CasCal which are both excellent entry points to this world and were a big part of Rebecca and my journey into effective giving”
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The life you can save
The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer is an influential work on effective altruism that challenges readers to reconsider their ethical obligations toward alleviating extreme global poverty.
Recommended“so a really easy action is to go and read the life you can save by Peter Singer or doing good better by Will MCC CasCal which are both excellent entry points to this world and were a big part of Rebecca and my journey into effective giving”
