Wu Nien-chen reasons that small temples only have two sources of income. The first is unsolicited offerings from worshippers, who occasionally pass by and drop in a little change. The second is people who visit in search of divination or spiritual charms (fu) to protect the safety of their family, and give donations to the elders of the temple.
吳念真分析，小廟只有兩種經濟來源，一種是「無求於你」的香客，偶爾路過，丟一點錢；再就是來解籤、求符、祈求全家平安的人，捐錢給為他服務的廟公廟婆。