Ok, I know I just posted something but I just remembered what I wanted to talk about. My wife knows I love everything financial and it's true. One of my latest discoveries is MicroPlace.
I actually had known about MicroPlace.org for several months, but only recently have I contributed/invested money. Basically you loan money to organizations who loan money to smaller organizations who loan money to poor people around the world starting/expanding businesses. The best part is that I earn interest (much higher than most banks) and get all my money back after 3 or 6 or 9 or 12 months or whatever I pick. Not too bad. For instance I loaned money to India, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central America. Don't mind if I do.
I guess my feeling can be summed up by one of my favorite quotes of all time: "I am my own favorite charity" --The Millionaire Next Door. Don't think that I'm a prideful money lover, first you have to have read the book to understand the context. I just think that I know how to use/grow my money better than others, so I will and then bless people with that growth too.
Anyway, I hope that doesn't bore you to death, but I love helping others in this way. Let me know what you think.
Jordan
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
A Family Affair
Well, I stumbled upon my wife's blog and really liked her first post so I wanted to join in on the fun. I guess this means that this is the official Mendez family blog. I am currently a junior studying accounting at BYU and am so happy to be done with this year in less than a month! I enjoy completing my homework before midnight and sleeping and investing.
I don't know if any of you have heard, but we're going to Hawaii on April 24th. Megan used to live on Maui and O'ahu (acutally 'O'ahu, but it's cool) so we are going to visit both those islands. I'll post pictures for sure. After we return we are moving to Davenport, Iowa for the summer to start an accounting internship at John Deere.
Well, that's all I have for now, hope you guys enjoy this blog.
Jordan
I don't know if any of you have heard, but we're going to Hawaii on April 24th. Megan used to live on Maui and O'ahu (acutally 'O'ahu, but it's cool) so we are going to visit both those islands. I'll post pictures for sure. After we return we are moving to Davenport, Iowa for the summer to start an accounting internship at John Deere.
Well, that's all I have for now, hope you guys enjoy this blog.
Jordan
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
laziness and pride...the plagues of America
first blog. first attempt. first embarrassment? hope not.
in response to a Christian's quote, "The love of money is the root of evil." my husband says, "Well, I'm pretty sure the love of debt isn't the root of all righteousness." clever...
in times like these, having money is a pretty good thing. in fact, having money isn't a bad thing and it shouldn't be looked down upon at all. just because most of the nation looks at rich people with envy and many a well-off person wastes or flaunts the greenbacks they have doesn't give them the right to berate those who do their best to save. and right now, i'm pretty sure they were wishing they did the same thing well before now.
saving money is a useful hobby and one that the newest entity in the family mendez practices regularly. want a good deal on travel and don't mind staying away from the money-sucking hotels? see my husband. maybe a nice bra that doesn't look like something your grandma would find in the back racks of JCPenney? see me. from travel to necessities to good ole charity, there's always a way to give, a way to save, and always a time to start. so quit the belly-aching and get saving America.
in response to a Christian's quote, "The love of money is the root of evil." my husband says, "Well, I'm pretty sure the love of debt isn't the root of all righteousness." clever...
in times like these, having money is a pretty good thing. in fact, having money isn't a bad thing and it shouldn't be looked down upon at all. just because most of the nation looks at rich people with envy and many a well-off person wastes or flaunts the greenbacks they have doesn't give them the right to berate those who do their best to save. and right now, i'm pretty sure they were wishing they did the same thing well before now.
saving money is a useful hobby and one that the newest entity in the family mendez practices regularly. want a good deal on travel and don't mind staying away from the money-sucking hotels? see my husband. maybe a nice bra that doesn't look like something your grandma would find in the back racks of JCPenney? see me. from travel to necessities to good ole charity, there's always a way to give, a way to save, and always a time to start. so quit the belly-aching and get saving America.
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