http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:06:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-75003 Quick Thoughts for 1.27.08 — Shooting at Bubbles Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:07:01 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/#comment-75003 [...] Help me microloan $500 $600 on Kiva :: Long Zheng - Long is looking for some help in spreading some of his recent wealth around - get over there and add your 2 cents - so to speak. [...] [...] Help me microloan $500 $600 on Kiva :: Long Zheng – Long is looking for some help in spreading some of his recent wealth around – get over there and add your 2 cents – so to speak. [...]

]]> http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-52466 Cindy Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:32:51 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/#comment-52466 Check out this website about microfinancing for kids. www.onehen.org. Check out this website about microfinancing for kids. http://www.onehen.org.

]]> http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-52427 Long Zheng Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:58:58 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/#comment-52427 @Daniel: Yep, removed it. @Daniel: Yep, removed it.

]]> http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-52425 Daniel Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:54:00 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/#comment-52425 would say that the last post is nothing but ugly spam... would say that the last post is nothing but ugly spam…

]]> http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-49272 Long Zheng Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:30:18 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/#comment-49272 Since no one has contributed anything for a while, I just funded 5 of the more popular profiles. Since no one has contributed anything for a while, I just funded 5 of the more popular profiles.

]]> http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-49271 Long Zheng Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:26:47 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/#comment-49271 @Ravindra: It has a sort of like eBay style reputation system. Based on records of how successful these people pay repay their loan. So if you want to stay on the safe side, loan to only people who's had good records of repaying their loan. @Ravindra: It has a sort of like eBay style reputation system. Based on records of how successful these people pay repay their loan. So if you want to stay on the safe side, loan to only people who’s had good records of repaying their loan.

]]> http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-49170 Ravindra Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:13:37 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/#comment-49170 How are potential scammers filtered out from this system; given the notoriety that Nigeria amongst other dubious characters has amassed around the 419 scam? Good Idea, but cautiously. How are potential scammers filtered out from this system; given the notoriety that Nigeria amongst other dubious characters has amassed around the 419 scam? Good Idea, but cautiously.

]]> http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-49119 Quick Thoughts for 1.27.08 | WinExtra Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:50:50 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/#comment-49119 [...] Help me microloan $500 $600 on Kiva :: Long Zheng - Long is looking for some help in spreading some of his recent wealth around - get over there and add your 2 cents - so to speak. [...] [...] Help me microloan $500 $600 on Kiva :: Long Zheng – Long is looking for some help in spreading some of his recent wealth around – get over there and add your 2 cents – so to speak. [...]

]]> http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-49117 Long Zheng Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:37:23 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/#comment-49117 @Sam: Thanks for those. You make a very good point about mothers more likely to repay the loan. I only got around to three of them, the first was already fulfilled. @Sam: Thanks for those. You make a very good point about mothers more likely to repay the loan. I only got around to three of them, the first was already fulfilled.

]]> http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/comment-page-1/#comment-49113 Sam Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:40:04 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080127/help-me-microloan-500-kiva/#comment-49113 OK, here's my suggestions (They're all mothers because mothers are more likely to pay back the loan... therefore you can lend more to even more people :) ): http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=33673 : mother of four boys in a small town in Pakistan, wants to buy utensils in bulk to sell in a cart http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=32552 : mother of three in Tajikistan who is a reliable lender and needs money to buy goods http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=33263 : mother of four who plows rice fields and wants the money to buy a hand tractor so it's easier for her to farm. http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=33184 : mother of two in Sierra Leone who wants to expand her business OK, here’s my suggestions (They’re all mothers because mothers are more likely to pay back the loan… therefore you can lend more to even more people ):
http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=33673 : mother of four boys in a small town in Pakistan, wants to buy utensils in bulk to sell in a cart
http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=32552 : mother of three in Tajikistan who is a reliable lender and needs money to buy goods
http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=33263 : mother of four who plows rice fields and wants the money to buy a hand tractor so it’s easier for her to farm.
http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=33184 : mother of two in Sierra Leone who wants to expand her business

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