I've written a bit about the benefits of donating to charity before, both in terms of tax benefits and in terms of how it makes you feel. Of course, there are many sorts of charity that don't have a tax benefit, such as handing a few dollars to the homeless person you pass every day or dropping your change into a bell ringer's pail during the holidays. Something else that falls into that category is making a loan through Kiva. Kiva is a … [Read more...]