So for eleven years… ELEVEN… I’ve owned children in Ecuador.
Ok, perhaps “own” is the wrong word. I’ve sponsored them with a monthly donation. It all started eleven years ago, I was walking though Manhattan’s Union Square, going to (or from) an interview. This children’s org had people in the park telling passers-by about their needy kids and how $x a month could help them get food, clothes, etc.
No… it was not the charity associated with Sally Struthers, but something like that.
Anyway, it was a guy that approached me. Very amiable fellow, I remember thinking that he looked like a friend if mine.
Anyway… needy kids, monthly payment, yadda yadda yadda… I was in. I was not making great money at the time but I do like a good cause. And a good tax write off.
ELEVEN years later, I’m still in. Or rather… WAS.
My credit card was expiring and I was on the phone with them about to update my card info. When all of a sudden, it hit me that I am trying to cut back these days so I can pay off debt. So off it went.
That’s another $25 (as its grown to) per month back in the ol pocket, thankyouverymuch. I’m getting a hang of this frugal thing.
Lo siento, Ecuador : (