Money, Love, and Change

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I saw this posted at Meishien.com this morning when dropping Entrecards, and thought that I would spread the word.
Basically, Caring.com will donate $10 to the Alzheimer’s Association for every blog or website (up to 1000) that creates a purple [...]

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I hope that everyone out there has a special cause that they are involved with. For us, we give monthly to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. I used to work with a pediatric neurosurgeon, and although the thought of a sick child is heartbreaking, seeing how they are still able to be themselves [...]

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is currently asking for signatures on a pledge to help Iraqis who are fleeing from the violence of the war.  The cool thing about this petition is that every signature will result in $1 of additional support given to their cause.
In case you are wondering, here is some general information [...]

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Xerox is sponsoring a program called “Let’s Say Thanks”, which allows people to send free postcards designed by children to US military members who are stationed overseas.  It only takes a minute of your time to select a postcard and choose a message (or write one of your own).
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We have a free subscription to Sports Illustrated.  Now that it is baseball season, neither my husband nor myself really read the issues.  We have dropped back issues off at various locations in the past - doctor’s offices, the gym, etc.  I was thinking about whether or not they could be put to better use.
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We are regular visitors to our local library.  A month or so ago, I was a little surprised to see Dolly Parton’s smiling face on a brochure at the children’s desk.  After a moment of wondering how Dolly manages to look exactly the same as she did 25 years ago, curiosity got the best of [...]

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Wow - I wish I had heard of this sooner! With the rising costs of gas and food, I know of quite a few people who are having trouble making ends meet. Please let others know about this program - I am including information below that is taken directly from their website:
Angel Food [...]

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“So toss away stuff you don’t need in the end, but keep what’s important, and know who’s your friend…” –Tom Marshall (lyricist for Phish)
I mentioned that I picked up a bin for our bathroom this weekend. Our bathroom is not that large, and we only have one of them (gasp!). Since [...]

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Although the focus of this site is money, it is also important to give back to others. All the money in the world doesn’t matter if you don’t fulfill your personal goals. I mentioned in a previous post that one of my goals was to have a job with a purpose that helps other people [...]

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