Natural disasters change lives (as evidenced by this picture from Joplin, Missouri, in 2011). Thankfully, in the aftermath, people are motivated to give charitably to help with relief efforts. What motivates the charitable giving that you do? I write to reach those who seek to live their life in “balance”. My husband and I are not in the early-retired niche. We did not choose to save at incredibly high rates so we could retire by 35 or 40 or 45,...
December and the Christmas season is a time of much generosity. Let’s keep it going throughout the year. Photo by Carol A big thank you to Liz at ChiefMomOfficer.org for her blog post titled I’m Sick of Christmas Materialism – Instead Let’s Make a Difference #ActsOfKindness. After reading that post, ForeignBornMD started this blog chain to encourage other bloggers and their respective readers to make a difference this Christmas season. Links to their articles, as well as blog posts by...