There’s just something about the anticipation of Christmas that puts a smile on my face. I love the music, the TV shows (I’m still partial to the Rankin-Bass stop-motion shows from my childhood), getting to use a blanket at night, and even shopping at Christmas time is a little less painful. And I …
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Bobservations: Debt
I just watched a Saturday Night Live skit from 2006 with Steve Martin and Amy Pohler. It’s one of those fake advertisements for a book called “Don’t Buy Stuff You CANNOT Afford” (you can watch here). It shows this average couple talking about how overwhelmed they are by debt, and how taking out …
Bobservations: Consistency
The dictionary defines consistency as the achievement of a level of performance that does not vary greatly in quality over time. Based on this definition, do you think that is a good description of your giving? About six months ago I ran a report and found that only 13% of the people who gave to …