[beebmam]

I hope more people read comments like these and ask themselves: "What warrants these life suggestions? Are they justified? What would make them justified? What alternatives are there?"

[apocadam]

Indeed, why wait till 50 to start giving back.

Edit: Not talking purely about financially giving back, but also volunteering your time.

[joseda-hg]

There's an argument to holding on X money will let you make more money, therefore making your actual contributions larger / more valuable

You can more easily invest your second million than your first (Because you probably need that (Or at least a portion of that to live)

There's also no significant reason to start earlier (or later), unless you factor in dying as your stopping point, worthwhile causes aren't going anywhere

[jpm_sd]

Because by then you've mostly finished spending money on raising your own children.