I do not donate too much money in cash.  For a long time the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) was the only steady donation.  Today I added one to my steady list (at least for the duration of their current engagement), the United Service Organizations (USO).
Reasons for choosing them:

Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) - They do provide [...]

Some people measure economy in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).  Some others measure it in unemployment rates and number of jobs created.  CNNfn is suggesting that our GDP will recover, but our job market will not (bear in mind our 4.9% unemployment rate is one of the lowest ones in the industrialized world).  I think a [...]

The market slump we saw in the last couple of days is a reflection of a breakdown in one of the most interesting money cycles in history. It seems that American (and other industrialized) consumers have been on a shopping spree for goods produced by emerging economies. Those economies didn’t knew what to [...]

There is no denying that recessions are not good for anyone. People and companies are cash strapped and are afraid because they do not know when things will get better. Recessions do not give any reasons to celebrate about them.
Recessions, however, provide opportunities. Proactive people pick up themselves from the sad [...]

Many presidential candidates (or potential candidates) talk about raising taxes for those above a certain number, or lowering them for those below a certain number (or both).  They essentially draw a line and separate people in two groups: rich and not-rich.  There are many reasons why I believe this does a dis-service to this country.  [...]

This society seems to value “smart” people. I don’t value being “smart” that much, however.
Smart is something perceived, or observed by others, in my opinion. There are many ways in which it can be perceived, but more often than not it is on instantaneous things and not on long term effects, or execution. Execution, however, [...]

Got Junked

July 11, 2007 | 1 Comment

I have been delaying a good basement/garage cleaning. Some things are just difficult to dump on the regular weekly trash pick-ups: tires, appliances, de-humidifiers and A/Cs, exercise machines, etc. That was the kind of stuff I had accumulated over the years and had neglected to dump. I am putting some things in [...]

Today, the news in CNN say that the FDA finds a widespread case of poisoned fish from china. Earlier in the month, they discover tainted toothpaste.
For a long time the US economy has enjoyed a long period of extreme consumerism and low inflation. Traditionally the more people buy of something (more “demand”), the [...]

In another May Day inspired article (one that goes along the laborious mind of the common people) I pose the question of the morality of using someone else’s WiFi signal (Wireless Internet)? Five cent nickel.com has posed the question before. Cnnfn.com has asked it to the public. I do have my own [...]

Life is far too short to drink cheap beer. Unless, of course, that’s what you prefer. — FiveCentNickel.com in an article that invites debate.
I tend to agree on this advice, although I would change the “cheap” for “bad tasting” to make the argument simpler, as not everything that is cheap is bad. Beer (or [...]

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