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Charities of Choice 2007

Written by Nickel - 6 Comments

Every December, we sit down and sort out (and then make) our charitable contributions for the year. Because 2007 was so good to us, we’ve decided to not only increase our donation levels, but also to add another charity to our list. What follows is a list of the main causes that we’re supporting this [...]

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Published on December 28th, 2007 - 6 Comments
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Charitable Donations are Down This Year

Written by Nickel - 3 Comments

Here’s some not-so-happy Christmas news for you…
Apparently a number of charities have experienced noticeable declines in donations this year. This isn’t terribly surprising given the economic challenges that we’re currently facing, but it’s a bit of a double whammy, as more people than average are asking for help this year.
So… Please consider spreading some [...]

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Published on December 25th, 2007 - 3 Comments
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Clearing Out Your House for Fun and Profit

Written by Nickel - 3 Comments

Not quite two weeks ago, I put together an article on year end money moves. As a followup, I thought I’d spend a bit of time expanding on my favorite — clearing out your house and donating your extras to charity.

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Published on December 17th, 2007 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Charity, Taxes
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Year End Money Moves

Written by Nickel - 15 Comments

With the end of the year less than a month away, I thought I’d put together a list of five money moves to make in the next few weeks. If you have any suggestions of your own, please be sure to post them in the comments.

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Published on December 5th, 2007 - 15 Comments
Filed under: Charity, Saving & Investing, Taxes
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Conservation Fund: Matching Donations Followup

Written by Nickel - One Comment

Well, it’s Saturday and my offer to match donations to The Conservation Fund has now expired. There were a few last minute donations that brought the total up to $750 (not including the match). Thanks to the following bloggers/readers who contributed:
Steve T
Rocket Dollar
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity
rocketc
MoneyNing
Ask Dong
The Good Human
A reader named Ben
A reader named Kate
A [...]

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Published on October 20th, 2007 - One Comment
Filed under: Charity
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Matching Donations, Update #3

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Just a quick update on my offer to match contributions to The Conservation Fund. Two more people have taken me up on my offer:
The Good Human
A reader named Ben
Without naming names and saying who gave what, we’re up to $425 (without the match), so there’s a good bit of room left to go.
Remember… This offer [...]

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Published on October 18th, 2007 - Leave a Comment
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Matching Donations, Update #2

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Just a quick update on my offer to match contributions to The Conservation Fund. Three more bloggers have taken me up on my offer:
rocketc
MoneyNing
Ask Dong
Remember… This offer is good through Friday — and it’s good for readers, too.
Click here for more details.

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Published on October 17th, 2007 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Charity
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Matching Donations Update

Written by Nickel - One Comment

Just a quick update on my offer to match contributions to The Conservation Fund. The following bloggers have taken me up on my offer:
Steve T
Rocket Dollar
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity
Remember… This offer is good through Friday — and you don’t have to be a blogger to participate.
Click here for more details.

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Published on October 16th, 2007 - One Comment
Filed under: Charity
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Matching Donations to The Conservation Fund

Written by Nickel - 20 Comments

In honor of Blog Action Day’s focus on the environment, I’ve decided to try and raise a bit of money for The Conservation Fund (details about the Fund are below). Here’s how it works… My family will match all donations made this week up to $1000 total (through Friday) with a donation of our own. [...]

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Published on October 15th, 2007 - 20 Comments
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Citibank Refused to Process our Red Cross Donation

Written by Nickel - 19 Comments

Wow. After several years of being a happy Citibank credit card customer, they’ve really managed to piss me off. Here’s the deal…

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Published on January 3rd, 2007 - 19 Comments
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