I recall that in my earlier trips to Asia I would always allocate a certain amount of money each day to give to deserving cases or the local monks that came calling.I almost felt bad should I ever miss a day. Over that time things have changed a bit and I have become hardened to all those pathetic mums with babies and a paper cup begging for baht. The 'each day' became every other day and even then became less important to me.
I admit that I really know little about the Buddhist system of gaining merit but essentially I guess that I give some of what I have to someone with less and I gues