Hello!!! I disappeared because I have been so busy. In addition to work I am in a summer program which means 5 nights of class and an unhealthy amount of reading. Hopefully it will be all for the best. Here are some good personal finance articles from the weekend.

Economy Can Wait; Stimulate Your Savings
Hoarding Nations Drive Food Costs Ever Higher
Is Your Tank Half Empty or Half Full?


By the way a personal project which I have always wanted to take on is one which can empower young women in developing nations to freely attend school during their menstrual cycle. Though strange to us, many young girls are forced to stay home from school for up to one week a month when their menstrual cycle begins. Menstrual pads are expensive or very inaccessible in smaller cities.

Though I was first put off by the idea of reusable menstrual pads, it now makes a lot of sense to me and it is a pretty clean invention. Many sites are now showing women how to sew these pads themselves and reuse them for years. With so many in the Western world now concerned with going green the idea is catching on albeit at a slow pace. However for the young girls in other nations this idea must spread like wildfire. It is appaling to think a menstrual cycle can possibly keep a young girl from passing a class if she misses too many days of class. Please visit the website of an organization green4girls.org which has already started this effort and hopefully when I get some time I will begin to teach myself how to make these later this summer. I have absolutely no sewing ability and have never tried but I will dust off my mother's old sewing maching and give it a try. It's for a good cause.