november funds part 2

So, for the second half of my november funds, i decided to get in the christmas spirit and adopt an angel from the salvation army’s angel tree. this is something that i have done in the past and i have always felt good about providing christmas for a child that would not normally have one.

this year, you can adopt an angel online through jcpenny. i must say that, so far, this has been a frustrating experience. the angel search does not bring back accurate results for gender (for example, when searching for both boys and girls in the area, i was only given girls, but these girls were requesting boy clothing… a bit suspicious). I finally settled on a 5 year old girl. jcpenny’s also has their site set up so that you can buy everything your angel needs right from their online store and ship it for free to the appropriate place. that sounds great, but when i click to shop for girls 4-6, the sizes do not match the sizes that my angel requested. there is an option for a gift card, which sounds so appealing right now, but i feel as though that is a bit cheap.

despite my frustration, i still believe the angel tree is an excellent and worthy cause and i hope everyone will think about those in need this holiday season.

november funds

I’m doing something a little different this month by dividing the month in two. the reason being that i wanted to be sure and donate this months money to a food bank in time for thanksgiving. so, half of this months savings (or the savings i’ve had in the past 16 days…) went to the arkansas food bank network with the purpose of providing thanksgiving meals for the hungry.

check back at the end of the month to see where the rest of this month’s money is going. also, i’ve been thinking about doing something special for the holidays so stay tuned…

October’s Coke Money

My husband and I are dog people. We have two very spoiled 100lb labs at home that we treat more like our kids. We’d probably have cats too, but I’m allergic.

I am somewhat of a bleeding heart. Especially when I see people who are unable to help themselves and are struggling through no fault of their own. But my empathy extends to all walks of life – dogs, cats, you name it. Whether neglected, abused or homeless, animals in need are helpless and in need of rescuing.

That’s why, this month, my saved coke money went to the Humane Society of Pulaski County, Warm Hearts for Cold Noses. They provide a safe home for up to 200 animals and have saved over 50,000 in the history of the organization.

September’s contributions

This month, I took the suggestion of my dear friend Amanda and contributed my saved caffeine dollars to Heifer International. Their Honduras project currently has a donor that is doubling all contributions up to $500,000.

I have calculated that I am saving approximately $5 a day by kicking the caffeine habit. I stopped drinking coke 2.5 weeks ago, so I figured I saved somewhere around $80-$85 dollars. I rounded that up to $100 and with the help of the matching program, I was able to send $200 to Honduras families in need.

Check out the Honduras Program currently underway at Heifer International