2014: Year In Review
- Written by J.J.
Are you feeling the changes ushered in by 2014? Wow. Shifting attitudes, shifting climate, breakthroughs in medical science, technological advances, discoveries, mysteries. America's 2014 calendar was packed with events! Some people were pleased by new developments, some took to the streets in protest, others sat back and watched it all happen but everyone one of us tumbled forward into a fast unfolding future.
We Can End Senior Poverty
- Written by J.J.
Did you know that 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 65 depend on Social Security as their sole income? In 2013 the average Social Security payment to retirees was $1294 a month. In my metropolitan city the average 2014 monthly rent was $1284. That's a $10.00 difference. Maybe you're not planning to receive social security or don't think you'd need to rely on it but tell me, would $1294 meet your needs? The answer for me is no. That's why I've been thinking about how to help our peers living with low incomes or in "senior poverty."
5 Steps To Safer Charitable Giving
- Written by J.J.
Americans gave over $335 billion dollars to charity in 2013. Most occurred at year's end during the charitable season. December is the high point of annual giving and the peak month of charity frauds and scams. Whether you donate $10 or $10,000 you can protect your donor identity and ensure that your donation fully reaches the charity and services you intend by observing 5 simple steps.
Over or Under? Toilet Paper Orientation May Say More About You Than You Realize
- Written by J.J.
As we traveled to our friends and family this holiday season we counted our blessings, renewed relationships, and took stock of commonalities and differences. Many of us reached across generational, spiritual, or political divides to enjoy good food and the company of loved ones and acquaintances. While conversational differences may have been easy to sidestep, private encounters with the the way toilet paper was rolled in your host's home may have created an unshakeable impression impossible to avoid! Seriously, 50% of the population have strong feelings about paper orientation and almost none of us see it as a starting place to understanding...
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