<prompt> Human: Do any of you all hesitate or have reservations about tithing a significant amount of your income? Does the percentage you tithe come after tax or pre tax? Ive only recently joined the work force in a new city, thus I have not established myself at a church here and have not yet been tithing. When I read PF I often find myself at odds with my desire to be faithful to my religion and my desire to invest and save appropriately. Please no religious debates if we can help it.Edit: thank you for all the thoughtful responses. Ill read over them more carefully tonight when I get off work.  <response>: Non-religious folk can skip this part I dont have any reservations. I view my job and all my income as provided for me by God, and he gets the first friuts of my labor. God plays a major part in my life. In addition to that our church does a lot to help the poor and homeless in our community, and many valuable causes I feel would be deserving even if God didnt require it.I give 10 of the gross pre-tax income because thats how I interpret 10 to be.Concerning your hesitation, assuming you are Christian, there are a number of verses in scripture related to the giving of tithes that might help you, but the main point is tithing isnt about your money God doesnt need your money hes God after all, its about your attitude. You pay taxes because you are subordinate to the government, you pay a tithe to show your voluntary submission to God. I have given more than 10 of my income many times and Im yet to outgive the goodness of God. To the non-religious folk Even if you are not religous I still encourage you to give to good causes. There are loads of them out there. I personally give to several charities in addition to my church. Giving helps remind us that there is more to life than just us. To the religous person its a reminder that God is in control, to the non-religious its a reminder that you can make a difference in someone elses life. 