The idea is to create a philanthropic wash and fold service for low-income families that will give them back productive hours that can be used for other activities. It will be a helpful solution for working moms and dads who spend a lot of time in laundromats.
Providing education to low-income countries requires almost $10 billion a year but has a benefit of $600 billion in return, making the world $600 billion richer. This approach is aligned with the Effective Altruism movement's focus on making the biggest positive impact with available resources.
The Ideal Maternity Home was a maternity boarding house in Canada that was famous for preying on poor, vulnerable women and selling their babies for adoption. The home was eventually shut down due to neglect and abuse towards the babies in their care.
This podcast episode features a conversation about parenting with minimalism and without the use of traditional baby items such as cribs and play pens. The speaker discusses the benefits and his experience with raising happy and secure children through minimalist parenting.
A well-respected person from a well-known institution explains how income distribution and consumption patterns impact inflation by driving consumption and commodity prices up.
Some people are trapped in a broke mindset because they see making money as impossible or incredibly difficult. Society keeps these people trapped by perpetuating this belief.