With the holidays coming up I am feeling very stressed out about all of the gifts I need to buy. Not only is it a difficult time of year on my bank account, but I feel bad buying extravagant gifts for friends and family who can afford so many luxuries in life. I am aware of all the suffering that exists in the world and have been considering making donations to charities and/or different causes in my friends'/family members' names instead. I want to make sure that I donate to legitimate causes and organizations. Do you think that such a gift would be appreciated? Any recommendations as to what are some good organizations/causes that I should give to?