As we saw last year with Superstorm Sandy, in the wake of tragedy we see two sides of the coin: incredibly generous people and unfortunately greedy ones. After Sandy hit last year, millions of dollars were “donated” with good intentions to charities that ended up being scam organizations. All that money, intended for victims who […]
Jessica Robles is a single mom with three kids and some tough decisions to make. There are days they don’t eat. There are days Robles feels completely hopeless and cries. She recently made a choice that nobody should have to make. She attempted to steal about $300 worth of food to feed her kids. A […]
The world can be a scary place for a sick child. It can be even more frightening for the parents. However, there is a place to calm these fears. Ronald McDonald House is a “home-away-from-home” for families with sick children staying at Seattle Children’s Hospital. It may be impossible to travel back and forth to […]
Most of the time when people think about borrowing or saving money or making investments, they think about banks. But banks are not always the only option for individuals dealing with capital. Non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) are financial institutions that are not legally banks, yet can provide many banking services to the public. Though NBFCs […]