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<p>OK - despite the fact that <a href="/tags/money/" rel="tag">#money</a> is *pretty* tight right now, I did a pledgey thing. I don&#x27;t do pledgey things very often... I think the last thing I pledged was the <a href="/tags/pebble/" rel="tag">#Pebble</a> watch. Which I loved, and so did lots of other folks. So, this means I have incredible taste, and you should definitely do a pledgey thing too. Put your <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> millions into <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@bonfire" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bonfire</span></a></span> c/o their Indiepledgey place... here</p><p><a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/</span><span class="invisible">bonfire/community</span></a></p><p>**PLEDGEY, PLEADEY, PLICI** (I pledge, I pled, I plici)</p>

<p>NEW: A 700% APR Lending Business Tied to Dr. Phil’s Son Is Dividing an <a href="/tags/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a> Tribe</p><p>Tribal lender Minto Money has boosted the economy of its Alaska town. But some tribal members are appalled by the millions it’s made off desperate borrowers — much of which, lawsuits allege, has gone to outsider Jay McGraw, son of Dr. Phil.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/money/" rel="tag">#Money</a> <a href="/tags/banks/" rel="tag">#Banks</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/minto-money-dr-phil-son-payday-lending-alaska" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/minto-money-dr-phil-son-payday-lending-alaska"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/min</span><span class="invisible">to-money-dr-phil-son-payday-lending-alaska</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/money/" rel="tag">#Money</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ff3" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ff3</span></a></span> - Free open source personal financial management software</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>molly0xfff</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@web3isgreat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>web3isgreat</span></a></span> - Independent journalist covering cryptocurrency shenanigans &amp; scams</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@z_everson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>z_everson</span></a></span> - Award-winning investigative journalist on money &amp; politics, currently at Forbes</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@Forbes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Forbes</span></a></span> - US business &amp; financial magazine</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://journa.host/@sludge" rel="nofollow">@sludge</a> - Independent blog on corruption in US politics, especially corporate donations</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@Liberapay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Liberapay</span></a></span> - Free open source alternative to Patreon</p><p>🧵 1/4</p>

<p>The bipartisan ask for an investigation comes after staffers at 18 crisis centers told ProPublica payments were delayed for months and led to cuts, some of which continue to limit urgent, potentially lifesaving services.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-human-trafficking-commission-funding-investigation-call?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-human-trafficking-commission-funding-investigation-call?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nor</span><span class="invisible">th-carolina-human-trafficking-commission-funding-investigation-call?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/money/" rel="tag">#Money</a> <a href="/tags/funding/" rel="tag">#Funding</a></p>

<p>SOS UPDATE</p><p>I&#x27;ve landed in Atlanta, waiting on the next plane. Haven&#x27;t eaten all day, other than coffee, but I&#x27;m about to give in. I am trying to stretch out the help I&#x27;ve been given as much as I can.<br>---</p><p>I know a lot is going on and I feel incredibly ashamed about asking for help. But I need some help.</p><p>my car is totaled. temp work fell through. moving again.</p><p>anything you can spare, please. <br>$BrimstoneCrow on cash app<br>@ cory-westgate on Venmo</p><p>5 bucks, 20 bucks, anything, please. I need to stay medicated, and the scrips cost a total of 56 dollars. but I also need to grab a cheap junker car, and the scrap value of this one is right at 180 or so, which will barely get me started.</p><p><a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#mutualaid</a> <a href="/tags/help/" rel="tag">#help</a> <a href="/tags/sos/" rel="tag">#sos</a> <a href="/tags/money/" rel="tag">#money</a> <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a> <a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#trans</a></p>

<p>&quot;Did you know that for every US$1,000 a person has in savings is roughly equivalent to the direct <a href="/tags/emissions/" rel="tag">#Emissions</a> generated by flying from New York to Seattle every year” </p><p><a href="/tags/banks/" rel="tag">#Banks</a> are a core part of how we store and spend money. This <a href="/tags/money/" rel="tag">#Money</a> can be invested in <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a> which negatively impacts the <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> aka <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a>. In this <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#Blog</a> post I explained my journey switching banks and how you can to.</p><p><a href="https://primonatura.co.uk/why-i-changed-banks-for-the-planet/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="primonatura.co.uk/why-i-changed-banks-for-the-planet/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">primonatura.co.uk/why-i-change</span><span class="invisible">d-banks-for-the-planet/</span></a></p>