Be your own Bill Gates

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:54:16 +0100

Anu Gupta's post on Kiva was very timely. A little while ago I wrote about why I thought the government should get the hell out of the aid business and let us support the causes we thought worthwhile with our own money.

I've signed up and put $25 into four businesses. That comes to about £50 at todays exchange rate. Not a vast amount but a significant sum in the context of my present (and seemingly inevitable) finances. I figure I will try and do this at least once a quarter.

I tried to pick businesses which look stable and community enhancing. My hope is that the money I provide will help enhance the community and help them to develop more wealth themselves. Any money returned (I have already written it off, seemed like the best mental approach) will be reinvested into other businesses.

I'd still like the government to stop stealing money from me and giving it to buddha knows who.

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Be your own Bill Gates