Ideal Bite

Wise words for a good life! Look to this day, for it is life of life. In its brief course lay all the realities and verities of existance, the bliss of growth, the splendor of action - the glory of power. For yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Sanskrit proverb

One problem with the "green" credit cards. Most are administered by MBNA, one of the largest contributers to the Republican party, who aren't exactly the earth-friendliest bunch these days. If you really want to help the planet, avoid doing business with MBNA and make your donations to environmental causes separate from your credit-card spending. Sign up for Working Assets Long Distance instead of a Working Assets credit card to help ease the process of making donations that will make a difference.

I agree with Anne. I use the Working assets phone instead of the credit card. Instead of credit cards we use a Paypal card that reads as a credit card so we can use it for reservations, trips, what have you and a debit card. It was very very hard to give up the cards, but not only are they trecherous for your finances, but most of them invest/support in groups we don't like, plus theres all that identity theft going on. Thanks for reminding us about year of the Dog! I agree totally that the year of the Rooster was rather grim, and I am also looking forward to some warm fuzzies. Unfortuantly, my two warm fuzzy dogs had a close encounter with a skunk so I'll hold off with the cuddeling.

All major credit card companies donate to the Republican party, probably for reasons unrelated to the environment (see for yourself at http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/index.asp). For many people, credit cards are a necessary evil. ;-) No matter which credit card company you choose, you know that a majority of its political contributions will go to a political party you may or may not support. They are all the same in that regard. Therefore, it's nice that some companies offer "green" credit cards. If you need a credit card & know that they are all donating to the Republican party anyways, then why not go with the company who donates to social & environmental organizations as well? It's a step in the right direction. If every card owner carried a "green" credit card, think about the message that would send to credit card companies! At the end of the day, customer satisfaction is more important to their survival than political satisfaction.

Just to mention, Target Visa donates to the school of your choice and then you get 10% off Target purchases. Better yet Target now carries Seventh Generation and Method.

Gaye: Love the quote - am using it while teaching my yoga class tonight - thanks so much for sharing. Happy Dog, all, Heather

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Damn, i missed the year of the dog :)

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