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On Why Does Barack Obama Email You So Much, And More (A Fundraiser Explains)
@MrCharlieBucket I was REALLY surprised to see the author say this, I thought everybody in the nonprofit world hated overhead percentage as a performance metric. The program-admin ratio can't tell you anything about the actual effectiveness of an agency's programs, which should probably be a donor's first concern. Incidentally I've read that about 25% of charities report $0 in fundraising costs on their form 990s, which is...doubtful. Nonprofits are very strongly incentivized to make these numbers as low as possible.
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On Going, Going, Sold!
@sally I just came here to say that everyone who bids on ebay should be sniping--just use gixen, it's super easy. It makes it easier to set a bid ceiling and stick to it because you can just set it and forget it. My favorite crazy ebay behavior is when people buy gift cards for the face value or even a few cents over the face value--no idea what's going on there.
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On Keep a Cool Attitude When Applying for Jobs
@guenna77 I don't think that normal recreational internet is morally any better--either way you're getting paid to work and not working.
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On How Do We Repay Our Parents?
@Meaghan S@twitter This is a really good point. Adolescence lasts a lot today than it did 20 or 50 years ago, but old age does too.
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On Elegant and Affordable Meals for One
Meat substitutes are often pretty expense, especially considering that they're usually just wheat/soy protein and salt. A lot of these are either NOT VEGAN or NOT FRUGAL.
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On Somewhat Embarrassing Things I've Done to Save Money
When I was "on a leave of absence" from college I kept using my ID to get on buses for like a year until a driver eventually noticed it was expired and confiscated it. That was pretty awful.
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On It's Not Easy to Get Back Up After You've Fallen
@stuffisthings People really want to believe that something like this couldn't happen to them, and if it's happening to someone else that must be due to some stupid mistake that they wouldn't make.
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On How One Construction Worker Deals with Injuries Without Insurance
@Reginal T. Squirge Could you do this guy's job? Not having health insurance is a bad decision and I guess pouring boiling water into a toilet is too, but I think it's really shitty to just point-blank call someone stupid on the basis of a short interview.