the Ripening

Well... the good news is that i got a job.  The bad news is that the paychecks are very barely enough to cover my bills; it's definitely...

I'm still unemployed so there were no donations made this month.  Hopefully i will be able to make a contribution soon.

No strings attached!  Unfortunately I'm unemployed again.  Here's where 5% of my after-tax income went this month: Lake Humane Socie...

For those of you new to the Ripening , i reserve 5% of my after-tax income each month to give away.  Here's where i used it this month: ...

Because of the way i structure my paychecks (receiving 26 a year but budgeting as if i only get 24) there will be two months where i get thr...

Here's where i donated 5% of my after-tax income this month: $51 - JD's Mom - a friend's mom needed some help with medical exp...

Here's where i donated 5% net this month: $26 - Electronic Frontier Foundation  - a non-profit dedicated to defending our digital righ...

Here is where i decided to donate 5% of my after-tax income this month: $25.50 - Wikipedia - i use Wikipedia on a daily basis and link to...

A new year, a new title for the category of posts, and new opportunities to make a positive impact through monetary donations!  Here's w...

2013 has come to a close and i thought it'd be interesting to go back and look at where my donations went last year.  I was surprised to...

Happy news!  I'm making money again so that means i can resume donating!  Since i didn't receive two full paychecks and i'm maki...

Unfortunately, i was unemployed in the middle of last month and have yet to earn any money since then.  No income = no money to give away. H...

Happy Halloween!  Here's where i donated the $108 this month: $12 - There was a guy standing on the side of the road holding a sign so...

This month i choose to keep my money locally.  I made "no strings attached" donations to the following places: $54 - ASAP - To ...

Here's where this month's "No Strings Attached" 5%-after-taxes went: Charity: Water - $36 - I'm a big fan of Tim Fe...

July's "No Strings Attached" $108 went to the following places: Westside Hustle - $20 - the adult baseball team i play for....

This month's "No Strings Attached" donation allocation went to the following places: $54 - unsuspecting waitress.  My girlfr...

This month's $108 went to the following places: $27 - Gun Owners of America  - believer in a citizen's right to bear arms $27 - ...

After giving it some thought and reorganizing my finances, i have decided that i would like to increase the amount of money i donate each mo...

This month i focused my donations on the bottom row of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs .  The $75 was split up as shown: $20 - MANNA Food ...