Here is a purse of monies
I have a small pot of money.
I mean that quite literally. It's a small plant pot, the result of one of my many attempts to keep plants. Actually, it's all that remains of my attempt to keep plants. I attempt to forge a new relationship with foliage every few years, once the memory of my last failure has faded. I can't help but cling to the belief that this time will be different, this time the flowers and ivy that I favour will respond to my overtures and flourish and bloom. They never do. In the end all I have to show for my efforts are the brown withered remnants of something that might once have been a plant and an empty pot. I had a small collection of plant pots at one point. I should probably just have reused the pots I already had (from prior attempts), but that seemed disrespectful somehow, so I kept buying more.
Hmm, I think I'm beginning to understand how I accumulate so much clutter...
Anyway, the money is simply the change I have left over at the end of each day. I hold myself to a single rule: every coin I have, value less than a pound goes into the pot. It takes around six weeks to two months to fill up, and by the end of that time it will contain approximately £30. It's almost full now, and I'm wondering what I should do with the money. In the past I've used it to purchase small treats for myself: books, cd's, games, dvd's and other items of that ilk. Nothing remarkable, but pleasant enough diversions. However, I'd like to put it to better use this time, by donating it to a good cause. I'm just not certain which. However, I am open to suggestions, so if anyone out there can suggest a worthy recipient, I'll gladly make a donation on your behalf.
Any thoughts?
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You know how some charities have collection boxes where you can spin the coins around and around until they disappear into the centre? Or go through a convoluted series of gates and directions on their way down? I think I'd find the best of those, or some other similar diversion (perhaps at a science museum or the like) and spend a whole morning with it. Alternatively, use every single penny on one of those amusement arcade games where you're always waiting for the penny to shove more cash over the edge. I bet you could put the whole 30 in change and nothing would fall - or you might hit the jackpot and have even more to give to a charity. Or, and I think you'll like this one, go to a location frequented by school trips where there is a fountain and give all the kids multiple wishes. Quick parental hint, check it out with the teacher first or you might be arrested. Or ... no, you have to do some creative thinking now, it's your forte after all :)
The Flat Earth Society is a favourite of Walter Kendig...
I'd suggest Save the Earth - buy a plant ;-)
Sorry, thats Miles Kendig :-)
Love the make a wish suggestion.. beat anything I had to offer....
The flat Earth sounds fun.. but probably not that influential...
How about...buying 30 lottery tickets and mailing these to friends with the request of splitting winnings 50/50? I'd share... promise!
Enjoy the long weekend!
I second Matt's suggestion!
If not, then I recommend Habitat for Humanity.