very nice things to keep in mind this holiday season:
some links:
etsy - "Buy directly from small creative businesses from all over the world. With over 11 million handmade and vintage items, there really is something unique for everyone."
kiva - "We are a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. "
UPDATE: as pointed out in the comments, i advocate not creating debts, but then advertise Kiva ("loans that change lives"). i'll explain the reason for my seeming contradiction... i learned of Kiva a couple years ago when my cousin donated money to it in my name for my birthday. i got to go through the website and choose exactly whose project in the world my $25 went to support. i chose to contribute to the $500 asked for by a cambodian woman who needed some equipment for her family farm. after the $500 was raised, she repaid the debt to Kiva, who put my $25 back in my account and i got to choose someone else to support! i have continued this pattern of choosing a person, getting repaid, and selecting again. it has been interesting to learn what people around the world really need.
thanks G4! ;)
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some links:
etsy - "Buy directly from small creative businesses from all over the world. With over 11 million handmade and vintage items, there really is something unique for everyone."
kiva - "We are a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. "
UPDATE: as pointed out in the comments, i advocate not creating debts, but then advertise Kiva ("loans that change lives"). i'll explain the reason for my seeming contradiction... i learned of Kiva a couple years ago when my cousin donated money to it in my name for my birthday. i got to go through the website and choose exactly whose project in the world my $25 went to support. i chose to contribute to the $500 asked for by a cambodian woman who needed some equipment for her family farm. after the $500 was raised, she repaid the debt to Kiva, who put my $25 back in my account and i got to choose someone else to support! i have continued this pattern of choosing a person, getting repaid, and selecting again. it has been interesting to learn what people around the world really need.
thanks G4! ;)
3 comments:
I realize that this is not the point, but the first thing I notice while reading this is that in order to buy things from etsy, or donate through kiva, or similar online things, don't you have to use a credit card?
Yay!
And LOL, Amy. I interpret "don't use credit cards" as "don't carry a balance on your credit card", although I suppose that could be up for debate if you want to opt out of the financial-industrial complex or something. And Etsy actually just takes Paypal. :)
Julia wrote: "Stay out of debt"
Kiva wrote: "connect people through lending"
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