So, I saw an advertisement on the subway yesterday. It was for the Food Bank of New York City, and it said "Five dollars can get you a latte. Or it can fill 25 lunchboxes for children in need." (You can see more of their ads here.)
The ad made me think about two things. Number one: what on earth are they feeding kids that only costs $0.20 per lunch? And more importantly, number two: I am really, literally, ACTUALLY spending $5.17 a day on fancy lattes full of syrup made from who-knows-what when there is FREE coffee and tea at my office. And that money could be spent SO much better than it is now.
Therefore, I am issuing myself a challenge: for every work day that I hold off on giving my cash to Starbucks, I will allow myself to give $5.00 to an organization or project that really needs my money. I'll try to be diligent about researching organizations throught the Better Business Bureau, because I don't like the idea of giving to organizations that spend a large percent on administrative expenses, but I'll also give to Kickstarter projects and other causes that look promising. And, by spending $5.00, I'll still be saving myself $0.17 a day!
To make things more interesting, I'm starting this blog so that I can report on the various organizations and projects out there that can really benefit from a $5.00 donation. If you have any suggestions about what to donate to, please leave me a comment and I'll do my best to research them and to potentially donate and write about them here.
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