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Earning to give is a possible form of effective altruism aimed at making the most positive impact on the world.[1][2][3][4] Earning to give has a historical precedent in tithing (a system whereby people donate a certain fixed percentage of their income to charity) but goes beyond tithing in the following important respect: while tithing simply means that people give a fraction of their earnings to charity, advocates of "earning to give" sometimes suggest that maximizing the amount one can donate to charity is an important consideration for individuals when deciding what career to pursue. For instance, it may lead people to choose for altruistic purposes a career such as finance where they are particularly suited at making larger sums of money so that they can donate more to charity, even if that particular career interests them somewhat less.[5] The 80,000 Hours website makes it clear that earning to give is only one of many possible ways of engaging in effective altruism, and some individuals may be better suited to taking up a job primarily for its direct impact, whether at a for-profit or a non-profit.