Christmas Eve 1992 (Expelled, Homeless, Landing on Feet)
Land on your feet. Start from nothing. Build from there.
Finances
Grandpa's Bean Soup (The Depression Legacy)
Generational poverty. Community support. ‘To whom much is given, much shall be required.’ Stoic endurance. Difficult. Not Impossible.
Pizza for Ice Cream (College)
When you trade at cost instead of retail, everyone wins massively. The margin is where the magic is.
The 'To Blave' Technique
A founder anecdote: The ‘To Blave’ Technique.
The $175 Apartment (Missing Wall, Half His Income)
A roof with a tarp wall is still a roof. Start somewhere.
The Facebook Friend with Cancer
The impossible choice  save yourself or protect your family from debt. This is broken. This is why SWOOP exists.
The Roommate's Suit (College)
A little generosity from someone with little means EVERYTHING. The poor roommate’s ONE suit meant more than the rich roommate’s offer of one of fifteen.
The USAA Lifeline
This is WHY Village Savings & Loans exists. This is WHY the $50 microloans matter. Not because $50 changes the worldâ€â€but because $50 at the right moment changes someone’s world.