Noticed the mention of charity:water and that reminds me of another organization that a friend of mine does water resource management for called blood:watermission. Not as big as charity:water but is another worthy water organization to consider.

You’re officially on my rss feed now!

I agree completely with you in that one ought to write down financial goals so they become more obtainable and concrete. I think more people would benefit a lot just by doing this alone.

I won’t go as far as saying we need more education on insurance, but there needs to be a younger age limit in which you can be on your parents insurance. Instead of learning the lesson when you are 25, you should learn it when you are 18.

Instead I like to volunteer when I can. It’s a good way to meet people and it also is far more satisfying than just cutting a check, you end the day feeling like an impact was made.

@Samurai, there’s been a lot of debate about Gen Y being entitled as you say.

I think, however, that younger generations’ values are shifting, and with good reason. Employers today do not “take care of” workers the way they once did (with prospects of a lifelong career, advancement, and even a pension).

So young workers kind of reject the idea they have to “pay dues” at a job to climb the ladder. I don’t think young workers are so “entitled” that they won’t take junior positions—but they DO want *meaningful* work right out of the gate. And let’s face it, a lot of corporate grunt work isn’t meaningful.

But give us meaningful work, and I assure you, we’ll work our butts off. Not because of how much we’re paid, but because we love what we’re doing.

When young workers job-hop in search of something more fulfilling, older employers see it as entitlement. But I think it’s really just young people deciding that they value meaningful work and quality of life over arbitrary commitment to an employer that wouldn’t think twice about laying them off if necessary.

I don’t know why recent grads don’t come in first, leave last for at least their first two years. Perplexing since there’s so much to learn!

Maybe it’s a skewed observation, but I think a lot of young people like me are very passionate about causes,and it would be great if we all spent the dollars to get behind them.

Baker from Man vs. Debt just turned me onto Charity: Water the other day. Had no idea this even existed. It’s great to discover new organizations doing something awesome.