Once a month, my husband and I fast. We go without food for 24 hours. It’s part of our religious practice, but fasting has benefits that go beyond the spiritual. Indeed, there are actually financial benefits to fasting — although some of them are a little more indirect.
Benefits derived from fasting
Here are some of the financial benefits that you can derive from fasting:

Save money: When you aren’t spending the money on food, you can save it. My husband and I probably save about $10 a month for that one day we don’t fast. It’s not a whole lot, but $120 …read more

Through the discussion of Bill Gates announcement to slowly phase himself out of the daily operations of Microsoft, we’ve heard that he plans on focusing his time and efforts on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But what exactly does that mean?
If you’re not aware of the types of things the foundation is involved in, maybe this will help:

The Gates Millennium Scholars
Council on Library and Information Resources
$30M Gates Foundation Grant Aims To Greatly Reduce Visceral Leishmaniasis (Black Fever) Deaths, Institute For OneWorld Health
Global Program Makes Major Strides in Helping to Increase Immunization Coverage and Safety in Africa and Asia

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