Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-60.234.233.61-20130318221923/@comment-5089372-20130319030123

Yes that is how it works. You have 3 gold every day you can send to neighbors and it is not taken away from your own gold count. Of course if you don't send it then it doesn't get added to your gold count either. Just a way for neighbors to help each other out with gold. :)