I recall learning (probably somewhere in Ma'asros or Ma'aser sheni) that the maximum net worth a person could have and still receive ma'aser ani was 2000 zuz. In our own time when ma'aser kesafim has taken the place of all the other ma'aseros for most practical purposes, I have two questions:
- How much can an individual make (assuming support for their family is factored in) and still receive ma'aser money?
- How poor does someone have to become before he is excused from giving ma'aser because he can't afford it without being forced to take tzedaka himself?