Actually, I did provide a source for the story. It was in Smiling Each Day by Rabbi Twerski, in case you missed it.
Funny, I thought we fulfill our obligation to help others (and not be selfish, wow are you getting ad hominem?) by giving tzedaka, not by judging how much tzedaka others should be giving….
Try to become the kind of person who wouldn’t know a Gucci bag if he tripped on it, it’s a happier life.