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Checking Up On Charities
Charities are quite opaque and often are just businesses being run for the benefit of the directors with only peripheral regard for the cause they purport to represent. A recent article in the Economist discusses this subject in some depth. If you want to help ensure that the money that you are giving to your charity is going to the cause that you wish to support, it pays to first do some research. Here are some links that review and rate charities that you may find helpful: Charity Navigator Founded in 2001, claims to be the largest and most utilized website for evaluating, rating and reviewing charities. They provide a numerical financial health rating for 5000 of the most well known charities in America. The rating that goes from zero to four … Read entire article »
Filed under: Lifestyle
Ales Cerin Lives On $1.35 a Day … And Is Healthier For It
Ales Cerin, a Slovenian pharmacologist, loves the idea of having a simple life. So for two months he grew his own vegetables and fruits at $1.35 a day, lived simply and grew healthier in the process. To sum up his experiences, Ales says: … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health
7 Simple Steps To Avoid Heart Disease
A large study of over 17,000 adults conducted by American Heart Association demonstrated that there is a simple way to better health. The approach has been called Life’s Simple Seven, and this link will take you to a simple assessment site that will let you know how well you are doing. The steps outlined are very simple: … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health
Homeowners Make $2 Billion A Month Renting Homes In Foreclosure
Talk about creativity. Take this latest example of homeowner ingenuity, which I find both delightfully funny yet disturbingly ethically challenging. People are trying to survive and are figuring out the most creative ways to do so. It is well known that many homeowners were able to secure substantial loans on homes that they could not afford and probably never could pay back. With the housing crisis in full bloom, millions of homes are in foreclosure. During the period of foreclosure, which can last more than a year, the homeowner, or should I say the resident of the home, simply does not pay any rent. This is a windfall for the homeowner but very bad for the bank or investor who is holding the mortgage. In total, it is estimated that … Read entire article »
Filed under: Economy
