Although larger amounts of cash may seem to be of more use than a few cents, the small amounts of cash adds up when more people are willing to donate. For example, the Ronald McDonald House strives to help families with children in the hospital; They typically provide food and housing for families and their child while the child is receiving care in a hospital. The donation box kept at McDonald drive thrus state “just 25 cents will give a child a meal and a bed”. On the Ronald McDonald House Charity website it says, “If each McDonald’s restaurant collected just 25 cents more per day, RMHC could provide almost 38,000 more stays for families of sick kids at a Ronald McDonald House”. This organization collects about $50 million.

The EA’s created the concept of “replaceability”. According to this group “the only good that counts is what you accomplish over and above what the next person would have done in your place”. This is saying that small good deeds don’t matter. Your contribution to a good cause must be more than what someone else could’ve achieved in your place. If other people could have helped more than you, it’s best that you don’t help at all to save space for those who could’ve had a bigger impact.

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