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People have no reasonable right to call you for tzedaka late in the evening or early in the morning. I have gotten calls as late at 11:30 PM and as early as 8:15 AM. When my phone rings at those times, I jump, because my friends and family know not to call before 9 AM or after 10 PM unless it is an emergency of some type.
Personally, I hate getting tzedaka calls from people who pretend I have donated to them before, and with a specific amount.
One person sent me a bill for the “same as last year, $36.” I never heard of this organization and certainly would never have committed to such an amount when I have relatives and friends whom I help support with my maaser money (people who are out of work through no fault of their own, or ebcause of illness). I don’t say refrain from giving, but it’s become very difficult to field all these calls.