Actually Hollywood Actors and Washington Politicians are among the worst charitable givers of all. Conservatives and Republicans give a significant amount more to charity than the other two combined.

Your forgot the most important thing – The Photo Op -

Hollywood Actors can't give a dime without a photo op and 24/7 press coverage – actually they want this – they will not donate unless the entire planet hears about it – so sad………

No they just live in la la land like there liberal followers

Now that's a thought isn't it, I mean do you think that could really be possible?

From what I understand, give $1 to charity, save 25 cents in taxes.

Lousy investment.

Good for the heart.

NO Not actually. They mostly do it because they have a heart for the charity… I believe they have good intentions, but, the news always makes a big deal over it. Belive me, we should be thankfull for their charitableness because if it wasn't for those big donations we Americans would not be know as the Nation with a big heart…

Now get your hearts right and adopt in some small but great way your favorite charity and lets help those givers out…

The idea that you can somehow save money by contributing to charity is a myth.

When you contribute, say $100, to a charity, you don't get $100 back from the IRS. You simply don't have to pay taxes on that $100. If you're in a 30% tax bracket, that means that you won't have to pay $30 in taxes, but that still leaves you missing $70.

Do you think Hollywood Actors & Washington Politicians give money to charity just to save on their Taxes?

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Please share! I am returning to work, and my husband and I are trying to eat healthier and save some money on groceries. I'd love to hear about your recipes that fit these descriptions!

Tofu salad is delectable and also healthy.

Chicken is very versatile. You can cook some ahead and use it later…shred it to top a salad (dressings can be very high calorie), shred it and simmer with fresh salsa and black beans for burritos, tacos or quesadillas, slice it and make fajita's, mix it in to some homemade mac and cheese with some taco seasoning, toss it in a rice/broccoli/cheese casserole, stir fry it up with some veggies and serve over rice…

eatingwell.com has a ton of healthy inexpensive recipes! I've made many of them and they all turned out great.

Here are a few healthy recipes
SALT AND PEPPER SHRIMP
Ingredients
•2 tablespoons lime juice
•2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
•1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
•1/2 teaspoon sugar
•3 cups thinly sliced cabbage, (1/4 head)
•1 small red or orange bell pepper, very thinly sliced
•2 tablespoons rice flour or cornstarch
•1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
•1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
H•1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder, (see Note)
•10 ounces raw shrimp, (21-25 per pound), peeled and deveined
•1/2 tablespoon canola oil
•1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, seeded and minced

Preparation
1.Whisk lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar in a large bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Add cabbage and bell pepper; toss to combine. Combine rice flour (or cornstarch), salt, pepper and five-spice powder in a medium bowl. Add shrimp and toss to coat. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring often, until they are pink and curled, 3-4 minutes. Add jalapeno and cook until the shrimp are cooked through, about 1 minute more. Serve the slaw topped with the shrimp. 2 servings

SHRIMP VERACRUZANA
Ingredients
•2 teaspoons canola oil
•1 bay leaf
•1 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
•2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and very thinly sliced, or to taste
•4 cloves garlic, minced
•1 pound peeled and deveined raw shrimp, (16-20 per pound)
•3 medium tomatoes, diced
•1/4 cup thinly sliced pitted green olives
•1 lime, cut into 4 wedges

Preparation
1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bay leaf and cook for 1 minute. Add onion, jalapeños and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes.
2. Stir in shrimp, cover and cook until pink and just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and olives. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, replace cover and cook until the tomatoes are almost broken down, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove the bay leaf. Serve with lime wedges.

Chicken recipes:
ROAST CHICKEN WITH BASLAMIC BELL PEPPERS
Ingredients
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
3/4 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, divided
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
Cooking spray
2 cups thinly sliced red bell pepper
1 cup thinly sliced yellow bell pepper
1/2 cup thinly sliced shallots (about 1 large)
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
1 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, fennel seeds, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, garlic powder, and oregano. Brush chicken with 1 1/2 teaspoons oil; sprinkle spice rub over chicken. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to pan. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes or until browned. Turn chicken over; cook 1 minute. Arrange chicken in an 11 x 7–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until done.
3. Heat remaining olive oil over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers, shallots, and rosemary; sauté 3 minutes. Stir in broth, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Stir in vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Serve bell pepper mixture over chicken.

PEPPER JACK, CHICKEN AND PEACH QUESADILLAS
Ingredients
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
4 (8-inch) flour tortillas
3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers
1 cup chopped skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
1 cup thinly sliced peeled firm ripe peaches
4 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
Cooking spray

Preparation
1. Combine honey and lime juice in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Stir sour cream into honey mixture; cover and chill until ready to serve.
2. Place tortillas flat on a work surface. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons cheese over half of each tortilla; top each tortilla with 1/4 cup chicken, 1/4 cup peaches, and 1 teaspoon cilantro. Fold tortillas in half.
3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Place 2 quesadillas in the pan, and top quesadillas with a cast-iron or other heavy skillet. Cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until tortillas are crisp and lightly browned (leave cast-iron skillet on quesadillas as they cook). Remove quesadillas from pan; set aside, and keep warm. Repeat procedure with the remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into wedges. Serve with sauce.

Hope you like them

Who has yummy recipes that are also inexpensive, easy to make and healthy?

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I'm a college student who will potentially work on campus and have been wondering should I start saving money for retirement? Is this too early or should I start saving after I graduate and work a full time job?

Since you are still in college, I suspect you also have student loans. Use your paycheck to cover educational expenses. You can wait till you graduate and get a full time job to start a retirement account.

Hopefully, the job will have a good 401K program that you can max out.

The sooner you get into the habit of saving, the better. If you can start with $50 per month fine, in 2 months add $2.00 more to it. When you get your tax refund, put all or as much as you can away. I didn't start savings until I was 28(that's when I got married). My wife forced me to give her money every time we got paid and I'm glad she forced me into it. Been married 35 years and we still do it.

It is never too early. And you will benefit greatly by starting now. The compounding interest alone, could net you millions. People who start in their 30's are at a greater disadvantage than people who start saving in their 20's. Sounds like you smart. Do yourself a favor and start saving now!

Start when you can afford to set even a little aside, IRA & 401K's have yearly contribution limits so even if you only set aside $500 per year that money should double every 8 years

What age should you start saving money for retirement?

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Saving all your change at the end of the day? Saving all of your $1 bills and not spending them? Collecting empties for refundable deposits? What do you do? and what do you save the money for?

There are many ways you can save money, take a look at these 103 saving tips.

My credit union allows me to title my savings accounts names like "vegas trip" or "wedding." I have set up automatic transfers of $100.00 that occur every other Friday, when I get paid.

TO GIVE MONEY FOR INTEREST ,TAKING PARTNERSHIP.BUYING SHARES

I collect 50p pieces. So if I get them in my change I refuse to spend them, I just save them up and put them in the bank. My dad does the same with £2 coins.

What creative ideas do you have for saving money?

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I am going to start a blogabout saving money. What should i call it? Or should i just use my current blog. Which has a cool name. Im high in the sky.

I am going to start a blogabout saving money?

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Have the Wedding day of your dreams at a price of your choice. Congratulations you are getting married. So let the excitement begin. I am sure you have all noticed that our economy is poor right now which can be a good thing when it comes to you arranging your wedding. The good news on that is now you can arrange the wedding of your dreams at a realistic price.Have the wedding of your dreams at a price of your choice. Congratulations on your marriage. So let the excitement begin. I'm sure you all noticed that our economy is bad now that is a good thing when it comes to arranging your wedding. The good news now that you can arrange wedding of your dreams at a realistic price. During the boom period to negotiate a price was neither a concern nor a option.Both from you in planning your wedding is a must. How much do you know that grooms tend to all the planning and organizing their big day to leave their wedding. Lads this is your waking days so get involved and also the one day that you can both enjoy and accept the credit for such a large day.The 7 Steps to make a decision on what suits you best? Step 1: It is so important to the wedding that suits your needs, both financially spiritually.Step 2: not affected by someone else. How your day, is entirely up to you both. Parents may try to impose their ideas if you like what they want, because traditionally a big weddings were coming together for parents and family friends and rightly so because it was the Brides parents tend to pay past past.Step times 3: Times have changed for the better and now you decide what you want, where you want it, how many people you want and your type of wedding to attend all within your budget, or if you're lucky, parents within your budget. Regardless of who pays for the day make you money and get a day out for the quality all.How you do this? Be prepared for the leg work. Shop around – compare prices. Use this score in your price advantage in negotiating and deciding on where your wedding to 4 be.Step: Visit at least 6 sites of your choice and see who the best value for money. The place that you like best is not necessarily the place that is offering the best value for money, but this advantage can work as you'll be able to let them know that your other sites offer the same as they are at a much cheaper price and then get them to compromise and give you the desired location on the price that fits your pocket.Step 5: Based on the pricing you received at different locations can help your mind as to how many people you can afford to have at your wedding.Step 6: When filling out your wedding list, always divide it in to have guests, and fun to be guests.Step 7: When filling out your wedding list of your must-have guests also can help you to decide whether you have a small wedding reception for close family and good friends with a night before the wedding, everything and everyone. Have any question or on your wedding reception.Tip to book your place for a small wedding party: If you choose to go with a small wedding reception for family and friends only – not to reveal the location of your choice you book your wedding reception with them. Book the venue for example 20 or 30 people agree that the type of menu you want and the price again. I can guarantee you that the price quoted to you in this way will be much cheaper than when you revealed that it relates to booking your wedding reception.When booking your wedding venue for a medium to large number of visitors it is best to light that your wedding reception that booking and strive to get all the bells and whistles. When booking a medium to large wedding you can expect to your hotel free of charge, flowers for the table, special deal on rooms for your guests, tasting dinner in advance of your wedding reception for at least 6 people. Free tea and coffee upon entering the hotel, you can find your own wine, if so what do they charge for Corkage, etc. The best place to find out what you can get on your wedding location is a fairly Wedding in advance of your booking the location of your dreams.Remember it's only the memory of those days that you do not want eternal IT costs. Enjoy and have the day of your dreams at a price that is right for his big you.There books available to help you every step of your wedding plans. Go to http://www.needhelpwithweddings.com to learn about these books and a lot of ways to save money on your wedding bash.

There are great books in Amazon to help you with every step of your wedding plans. Go to http://www.needhelpwithweddings.com for more hints on tips on how to save cash on your wedding bash.

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The headmistress, Ms. Wanjau, and three cooks at Kangemi Primary School stand around their new steel 600-litre stove. Photo: WFP/Kristoffer Welsien

Parents in the Kangemi slum in Nairobi used to spend $450 a month on the firewood used to cook their children’s school meals. Now they spend less than a quarter of that thanks to a new fuel-efficient stove that’s kinder to the environment and safer to use.

NAIROBI – Preparing the noonday meal for over 2,000 hungry students at Kangemi Primary School is no simple affair. But it used to be even harder, when the massive pots of stew and porridge had to be cooked over the open fire of a three-stone oven.

Little less than a bonfire, the “oven” at Kangemi Primary School consumed huge amounts of firewood and filled the kitchen with smoke. “We used to cough all of the time because of the smoke in the kitchen,” said the school’s principal, Ms. Margaret Wangui Wanjau.

“But the new jiko (stove in Swahili) has a chimney and all the smoke goes outside. So we don’t cough anymore. And our chest pains have gone, too.”

Better all around

Apart from providing a smoke-free learning environment, the new 600-litre steel oven has saved the children’s families a considerable amount of money on firewood.

Kangemi Primary School is in a large slum on the outskirts of the city, where families typically spend around 70 percent of their income on food. For these poverty stricken parents, any savings at all can go a long way.

“I can’t wait to tell the parents how much we’ve saved this month,” says Ms. Wanjau. “We used to spend $450 on firewood every month. Now that will last us for four months.”

Climate change

Just as importantly, fuel-efficient stoves like the one at Kangemi Primary School reduce firewood consumption and help curb the cycle of deforestation, which has claimed over 83 percent of Kenyan forest land. Coupled with the effects of climate change, this has led to massive levels soil erosion, floods and drought.

Kenya’s waning supplies of firewood have, however, coincided with a rise in demand as the population continues to grow. “I see the increasing demand for firewood as one of the largest underlying challenges for long-term sustainable development in Kenya,” said WFP Programme Officer Kristoffer Welsien.

“Making firewood stoves more efficient is the most sensible way of addressing that challenge in the short and medium term,” he said.

According to Welsien, WFP this year will install over 300 energy-saving stoves in schools across Kenya. He said that with increased donor support, that number could rise to over 3,000 stoves by 2013.

Kenya: Fuel-Efficient Stoves Save Cash And Forests

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Save Money on your Montana Auto Insurance Quotes Today!

Rising auto insurance rates and the current global economic climate has led to a rush of Montana consumers using the growing number of available price comparison websites. Many motorists find that they are unable to find competitively-priced policies as easily in land-based outlets or through telephone call centers and the discounts applied to online auto insurance quotes make them a highly attractive proposition.

Some motorists find that their previous driving history or credit record places them in a high-risk category and this makes auto insurance rates much more expensive. However, a cautious approach to price comparison shopping and a small amount of patience can reap tremendous rewards when it comes to finding cheap auto insurance quotes.

Understanding Risk

Auto insurance carriers offer policies that are based on a factor of risk. If your provider feels that the likelihood of a payout or settlement is increased because of your driving history or any other influencing factor, your auto insurance quotes will be significantly higher. Underwriters use a complex process to establish the level of risk you represent and safe drivers who have never made a claim will be placed in a ‘preferred’ category while those who have multiple violations or a string of accidents against their names will be put in a ‘non-standard’ category. The overwhelming majority of Montana road users are classed as being a ‘standard’ risk.

The Factors that Influence Risk

Your driving history is the single biggest factor is establishing your level of risk and a bad record will lead to expensive auto insurance quotes. However, your car insurance rates can also be affected by your age, gender, the area you live in, the type of vehicle you drive and a number of other concerns that can all have an influence on the premium you pay. Luckily, many of these factors can be controlled by Montana road users so that cheaper auto insurance rates can be applied when a policy is finally purchased.

How to Establish Control over Risk

First and foremost, Montana motorists should try to take every conceivable precaution to build a safe driving history. By displaying increased levels of awareness and responsibility, your auto insurance company will look upon your efforts more favorably and this can lead to cheap auto insurance quotes within a very short period of time.

An expensive sports car is always going to attract higher premiums than an older model with a small engine size and a relatively low resale value. By carefully selecting the right type of vehicle, Montana road users can often save hundreds of dollars when they purchase their next policy.

Crime rates in the area that you live in can have a dramatic impact on your auto insurance quotes and if you live in an area with a dense population count and higher volumes of traffic, your premium will soar. By fitting your vehicle with advanced safety and security features, you will present a lower risk to your auto insurance company so consider adding immobilizers, satellite tracking systems and the latest style of safety belt to your vehicle to help bring down rates. If you have a locked overnight location where your vehicle can be stored, this will also attract further reductions on your auto insurance quotes.

If you are a young driver, your auto insurance quotes will be higher because of the risk you represent. Young male drivers are involved in more fatal road traffic accidents than any other group and because of this, they are usually saddled with the highest premiums. By completing an advanced driving course and maintain a strong academic grade, young drivers in Montana can still enjoy competitive auto insurance rates.

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Initially, all we ever ask for is a Montana ZIP code and your auto insurance quotes will be available within a few short minutes so that you can compare coverage and price to find the best possible deal. Even if your premium turns out to be a little more expensive than you’d originally hoped, you’ll still save money because all of our auto insurance quotes are provided completely free of charge and there is never any obligation to make a purchase, no matter how many different quotes you apply for.

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I have learned dozens of web site traffic strategies over the years, yet article marketing remains at the top of my list. I use article hubs to gain traffic, links, and recognition. Here are 4 powerful web site traffic strategies using advertising.

Great Content Goes Viral-The articles you submit will give you a couple of links simple by placing them in the author resource box, but there is the possibility for a single article to get you 10, 20, or even 100 inbound links. Authors are not the only ones who use article directories, so do webmasters, bloggers, e-zine publishers, and other internet marketers who need good content. They can use the articles as long as they leave the authors links and resource box in tact. Writing high value, content rich articles that offer REAL INFORMATION can get picked up by other sites, not only giving you more SEO juice, but also more free web hits.

Use a Picture and Profile-Many people skip over their profile when setting up their free accounts, figuring that it won’t have an impact on their article marketing results, but it does. For starters, many of the most powerful article hubs highlight random author profiles on the homepage. Without a profile picture you are missing out on free exposure to your articles and links. Your profile is a great place to share a little about yourself, your top qualities. You can usually link to one or more of your sites directly from your profile, giving you even more links and traffic.

Use Keywords in Your Article-Just as with your own content on your site or blog, you want to optimize your articles so they can get listed in search results, bring in more traffic, and therefore send more traffic to your links. Choose a profitable keyword and use it in the headline as well as throughout the article at about 2%. Because of the high PR that some article sites carry, articles that follow basic search engine optimization rules can easily get listed and swarming with traffic. Use the free keyword tool mentioned prior to find keywords for traffic pulling articles.

The Headline Takes the Cake-Your headline plays two CRUCIAL roles in the success of your article marketing campaign. As we just discussed, you want to make use of key phrases in your headline for SEO purposes. You also want to take time to create a headline that grabs the attention of your target audience and inspires people to read your article. A poor headline will leave your article untouched, but a great one will get many people to visit your article. “How to” and “Tips,” and “Secrets” style articles usually get a positive response and swarming with traffic. Be sure to clearly state what value the reader can gain by spending a few moments to read your article. Show them that you have the info they need.

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Make Your Article Submission More Powerful Easily With These Strategies For Traffic

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I love the features, easy to use, great little product, till you have to go somewhere.

I’m pretty sure that this was programmed by a Republican.

1. It knows where we are

2. It knows the destination.

3. It doesn’t have a clue how to get from one to the other.

Sitting at the end of my driveway, my car is pointing straight down the road ahead to my destination in just 4 miles. The GPS tells me to turn left, go two miles to the local highway, turn right then into the town and double back.

The next time I used it, up ahead half a mile I had to turn right, go another half mile, and turn left to my destination. But suddenly this thing tells me to turn left down some side street. To where? I haven’t a clue.

Another time, it told me to quickly turn right, then left, then right and then I don’t know what it said. Maybe it had to take a potty break.

It sure is flashy and fun to play with, but I’m pretty sure that before programming the Garmin Nuvi 1300, these people designed the war in Iraq.

Garmin nüvi 1300 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

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