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philanthropy

Your life funnel

November 13, 2008

Hat tip to Tim Ferriss for leading me to this article from Martin Seligman.
I find it rather funny that when men get to their 50’s they start buying race cars.  Richard Branson didn’t do that.  He started Virgin Unite.
Great quote from Martin:
For classmates who are headed toward retirement, Seligman offers the following tip: “Material objects [...]

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Village Banking

October 6, 2008

My favorite charity is Village Banking.  They give out microloans to very small businesses in very poor areas of the world.  Instead of giving away money that most governments keep or dilute a great deal, Village Banking make loans directly to the business owner.  They have to pay it back too so their business has [...]

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Paul Newman the philanthropist

September 29, 2008

I know Paul Newman thru his charity work mostly.  I’ve seen him some movies and I know he liked race car driving which is a bit loud for me.  His charity work was exceptional.
He lived quietly in Westport, Connecticut far from Hollywood.  I think this is a big factor.  He was a great actor but [...]

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