23 Ways to Spend your Tax Return that can Make you Happy and the World a Better Place
My Money Cake was featured in a recent issue of Upworthy as one of the ways to spend your tax return that can make you happy and the world a better place.
Are you getting a refund? Hope so! And if you do, how do you plan on spending it?
Wouldn’t it be fun to make this money cake and give it to someone in need as a surprise? So much more fun and creative than simply writing a check.
Check out Upworthy’s great list of ideas. There are really some great ones that I plan to do.
How about:
- Buy individual sets of flowers and visit a senior center to pass them out.
- Find a cool and important project helping teachers and students on DonorsChoose.
- Donate to a local nonprofit helping your own community.
- Pay it forward in the drive-thru or grocery store line.
- Buy new socks and feminine hygiene products to give to a homeless shelter.
- Donate to Meals on Wheels, then grab a friend and volunteer.
It was such an honor to be featured in this great Upworthy article. Thank you for reaching out Michael Calcagno.
If you haven’t heard about Upworthy, you should check it out. Their mission is to change what the world pays attention to by featuring great stories about important issues to connect us and sometimes even change the world. Because “we’re all part of the same story.”
Thanks for being part of my little story here at the creative life in between.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
This is a great post to distract us from the angst of the world…yes, we can do something about it! I’m getting $63 back, and what a great idea to pass it on. I love Donors Choose and I haven’t contributed in awhile, so that seems like a good choice. (K)
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Yay for you! That $63 will go for as a donation. ❤
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congrats on the post and love these suggestions –
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Thanks Beth – i thought there were a lot of great ideas 🙂
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Congratulations on being featured Jodi. Really, a wonderful idea and beautiful idea.
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Thanks so much Sylvia! I love the ideas!
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Very cool that they chose your money cake to feature!
Great idea and I love the other ideas you mentioned as well. Thanks!
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Thanks C! It is an honor 🙂
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Great ideas Jodi! It’s certainly a wonderful thing to give back. 😊
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I thought there were a lot of great ideas 🙂
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There were! 😀
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Great post Jodi – Congratulations! 🙂
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Thanks Terry!
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Well done!
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Congrats on being featured in the article, that is just awesome! Love the money cake although I might be somewhat reluctant to light it!
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reluctant indeed! LOL!
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Hi exciting to be featured! Proud for you Jodi!
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Thanks Beverly. I was kind of tickled 🙂
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Thanks, Jodi, I wasn’t familiar with Upworthy. Am now signed up to receive their messages. I learn SO much from you!
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Awh! Thanks Donna! You made my day 🙂
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What a wonderful post Jodi! Such great ideas and many new things!
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Thanks Lynn!
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Huge congrats on the shout out! I can see why it caught their attention. Sadly, we owe money this year. But there’s always next year! xoxo
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dang! For the first time in many years, we do not this year! WOOHOO!
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Jodi, these are great suggestions how to give back! 😇
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I thought they were really nice ideas!
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You are so creative! So happy to see you get recognized! I will have to check out some of their ideas. 😍 And what a cool money cake!! 👍🎨
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Thanks Jill!
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Wonderful ideas Jodi, you are always paying it forward with your words, wisdom and happiness ❤️
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Awh. Thanks Jenna ❤
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If there isn’t something on this list we can’t at least try then maybe we should try doing a little more soul-searching because each of these ideas would sure be appreciated.
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What a creative and fun idea! And congrats on being featured in Upworthy! My mom made a money bouquet for my new daughter-in-law’s bridal shower, but I like the cake much better. I’m going to have to show her this for next time.
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🙂 It was a labor of love and so fun to give. The bouquet sounds awesome too!!!!
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Sadly I will not be one of those getting a tax rebate! But if I did I would consider donating to a cancer charity – about 1 in 4 (25%) people in Britain will develop cancer at some point in their life… that’s shockingly high – there’s got to be something seriously wrong with the way we’re living…
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Great ideas and thoughts, Jodi. Something to really think about.
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That’s a neat cake! Congratulations on the feature!
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Thanks Deborah! It was fun to make and give!
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In love with this post! Always love helping others, thats the best way to spend extra money
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thanks so much! i’m so glad you enjoyed!
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