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Those who follow world news likely know the recent news about there being large deposits of Gold in Haiti...   "Its capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti's land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty, disaster and disease: There is gold hidden in its hills — and silver and copper, too" (Mendoza, Associated Press).      This is very exciting news, especially for individuals and organizations who are investing in relief work and ministry in Haiti. Of course, the country of Haiti must also be ecstatic about this discovery and the actions being taken by mining companies to begin extracting these gold reserves, which will provide jobs and income for thousands of Haitians. Experts are saying that this could turn the tables on decades of poverty in Haiti. They say there's not only $20 billion dollars worth of gold in Haiti's hills, but also silver and copper.  There's...

Aldi is hands down one of my favorite stores. Growing up my grandma used to tell us that Aldi got all the second hand products that the major grocery stores (in Racine- Pick n Save, Piggly Wiggly, etc) didn't want. Naturally, growing up in a materialistic world, I develop a perception that Aldi was bad because it was cheaper than the other grocers. This wasn't true at all, as I learned after I graduated college. During our time in Tulsa, we lived quite close to an Aldi. When we grocery shopped, we'd get everything we could at Aldi and then run to Walmart for the products Aldi wouldn't carry because Aldi simply carries the basics, nothing fancy. One interesting thing about Aldi is that they don't accept credit cards. We can learn a lot from this grocery store, which is now sweeping the world with it's popularity: Aldi doesn't accept credit cards & debt: This means that Aldi won't accept a form of payment if the cash isn't actually available. Ho...