Giving Back

[bitspike]

I've been a student for many, many years.  Though I've been entitled to concessions from the government, and managed to score myself a well paying one-day-per-week job, I've learned to live simply and not spend my money on crap.  Early on I had a lot of trouble not going over budget on food even though I was buying the cheapest vegan food available

Comments

[liadlaith]

Beth highly recommends Australian Ethical Investment, but I don't know how much experience she has with them. I am really interested in investing with you. Who needs to get married when you can just tie up your money?

Apparently Oxfam only spends 5% on admin - according to the pie chart that was flashed at me when the signed me up for donations (I always get seduced by pie) - but they do the whole goat-for-a-village thing.

[bitspike]

I think 5% is a good amount. I had a look at the 'donations' section on their website and it looks as though they have a few different options, which is good. If I want to I can just make a one-off donation to a cause I think is important, though this means returning to the site often to check, or regularly support one specific area rather than just give to the organisation as a whole and let them decide where it's most needed.

Or I could support Oxfam by buying lots and lots of their Columbian instant coffee or drinking chocolate!

[liadlaith]

Chocolate bought for charity has no calories. Tru fax.

[socraticomatic]

There's a vegan/FT chocolate at Oxfam that's FABULOUS!

(I don't remember the name, but it's in both bar and family-block form.)

[bitspike]

I prefer their coffee and drinking chocolate because I'm just not much of a chocolate person, but if mass purchasing chocolate can make a positive difference to other communities . . .

Then again, if I don't eat it myself, I'll at least earn instant friends!