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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009First off, thanks to those who helped Beth with a contribution towards her fundraising goal. Thanks to some big contributions (that had nothing to do with yesterday’s post), Beth is now 41% towards her goal. The bad news is that she’s stuck at $620. The good news is that you can still make a contribution [...]
PLEASE Help a Worthy Cause
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Beth has been a reader of AFM for a long time. Over the last couple of years we have become friends through email. I found out this morning that she is in the process of collecting donations for a walk she will be doing in September for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She lost [...]
A Way You Can Help!
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Here’s a worthwhile program you can donate to: According to their website, the Shoes for Orphan Souls has given away 1.6 million pairs of shoes to orphan children here in the United States and throughout the world. That’s great but there are 143 million orphans in the world! The need is still great. You can [...]
When To Refuse Financial Help from Parents?
Monday, September 8th, 2008Is there ever a point at which one is too old, too financialy stable, or too something-else to accept financial assistance from his or her parents? I am assuming that the answer to that question is “yes,” but it seems very difficult to pinpoint the exact time or circumstance when that is the case. Surely [...]
How Do You Turn Away Cold Calls From Charities?
Thursday, May 8th, 2008EVERYBODY wants my money. I bet I get 5 – 10 phone calls per week asking me to support this charity or that charity. Most of them sound like legitimate causes. However, it’s not possible for me to say yes to all of them. I normally cut the person off fairly quickly and tell them [...]
Tis The Season To Be FRUGAL
Thursday, November 8th, 2007Why is it that at the end of the year, generally referred to as “The Holidays,” all our financial principals and standards seem to fly right out the window?
The Worst Gift Card Ever!
Monday, December 11th, 2006So far, the worst gift card I have come across is the iCard Visa Gift Card. It costs $7.95 on top of the gift amount just to purchase. Then, there’s a $25 maintenance fee after six months. Finally, although the card doesn’t “expire,” you will have to pay $5.95 every six months if you want [...]
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