Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
You can go ahead and buy all the Girl Scout cookies you want.
Or coffee mugs branded with your favorite NPR station. (Let’s face it, you are shopping for pledge gift items. Don’t lie to yourself.)
Or used home appliances from a Habitat for Humanity Re-Store.
But I like finding a good deal on clothes. Very pretty clothes.
While [...]
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I just did a renewal of my corporate charitable contribution. It’s $1,200.00 again. I decided not to change it higher amount so I could stay focused on my debt payment goals. (Or any goal really.)
My charities stayed the same, the local health clinic and food bank. I know that the recession is supposed to be [...]
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NYTimes has a great article on giving money to those in need. But it’s missing one thing. They don’t mention Modest Needs, the charity I gave money to last year. I think they are a great way to give money anonymously to people with a demonstrated need.
There are some great suggestions there though. Websites, through [...]
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I just made my last donation to ModestNeeds.org. I didn’t know that you had to email them to cancel donations. They sure make it easy to start a donation online. Surfing around to try and find a cancellation form was rather annoying, but it’s not the reason I’m choosing the cancel.
Because I can make donations [...]
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This article says it all.
I am sad to report that I get a daily hit for local DC area food banks. I even got one the other day for pet food. It’s not just humans who suffer in a downturn. (Meanwhile boyfriend is trying to rescue another cat in his neighborhood. We think she is [...]
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This year, I did a little charitable giving to various places like Modest Needs, Make A Wish Foundation, and Doctors Without Borders. Along with that were donations to Goodwill to clean stuff out of my house.
In DC, it’s all about the Combined Federal Campaign, or CFC. It’s a side effort for government employees to give [...]
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This isn’t for me. I wasn’t even going to post this, but the kind Ministers at the Ministry of Minor Perfidy thought I should even though, it’s kind of painful. I don’t do this very often, but I think there are a few things you should know.
1. If you are a victim of a violent [...]
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DC’s District Sample Sale. It’s Tuesday, September 9th.
The District Sample Sale is Washington’s biggest and best high-end bargain shopping event. The evening features 20 of Washington’s best designer clothing and shoe boutiques selling their end-of-season wares at liquidation-level prices, with many previewing their upcoming season looks at exclusive event prices. The DSS also features cocktails, [...]
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Classes for volunteers are October 11th and 18th this year. It’s about 8-hours a day for two Saturdays. They would like a 30-hour commitment out of each volunteer. I’ve been doing it for the last few months and I’ve learned a lot about myself, financial management and where to get local help for a variety [...]
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1. My old company’s 401k plan finally rebounded back to $24K this week. It’s bad that I haven’t rolled the funds over, but I like the international funds available to me there. I think I will wait a bit longer to do the rollover though since I’d like the balance to rebound back up to [...]
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