Donate the Trade-In

Next time you buy a car, skip the trade-in and give the old one to a ministry that repairs cars and awards them to working parents.

CategoryThe Poor

Time2 hrs of paperwork

CostThe $2,000 you'd have gotten

ModeAlone

A working parent without a car is one bus cancellation from losing a job. A car is the single biggest thing standing between a lot of families and a steady paycheck.

The dealer was going to give you $2,000 for it. Somebody else can get to work in it for four more years.

What you'll need

A local car ministry, or a group like Cars for Christ
The title, signed over correctly at the tax office
A receipt for your taxes, which they'll give you

Pitfalls

Call before you shop. Once it's on the dealer's lot the decision is made for you.
Be honest about what's wrong with it. Their mechanics fix cars, they don't perform miracles.
Handle the title transfer properly, or you'll get the toll bills.

One gives freely, yet grows all the richer. Another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. — Proverbs 11:24