http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/monetary Questions tagged with 'monetary' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:58:46 -0800 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:58:46 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/66964/Investing%2Din%2DYouth%2DProjects As a young person, how do I invest in youth projects? I'm fascinated and passionated about youth projects, and would love to invest financially in as many projects as possible. Being a young person myself, I know how hard it is sometimes for young people to receive funding and support for their work, so I want to help them the best that I can.<br> <br> I'm not interested in earning money from this venture, though I certainly don't mind doing so! I don't have a lot of money but am willing to spend up to AUD$100 or so (depending on the project). I was hoping for some sort of social investment fund that gave money to young people (sort of like a youth-oriented hedge fund) or a youth "stock market" but I haven't seen such a thing yet.<br> <br> Some things I'm doing:<br> <br> * Buying products and services from young entrepreneurs (especially my friends)<br> <br> * Donating to causes and projects founded and run by young people<br> <br> * Joining organizations for young people<br> <br> * Write up and promote youth projects (doesn't involve my money directly though)<br> <br> What else can I do to provide financial support to young people?<br> <br> (Location reference: I'm based in Australia and am particularly vocal about Malaysian youth since I'm from there, but I'm open to supporting any young person from anywhere.) tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66964 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:58:46 -0800 finance investment monetary projects support youngpeople youth youthprojects divabat http://ask.metafilter.com/34703/Monetary%2DPolicy%2Dand%2DMe I'm not afraid of bird flu. I'm afraid of waking up broke one day. How do I avoid this? I'm slowly starting to digest some of the effects of monetary policy - particularly that of the United States over the last five years. I've read in various places that a large bit of America's debt is held by foreign entities. I've also read that monetary policy has been to simply print more paper money to stimulate the economy and avoid a recession.<br> <br> Though I'm not expert, it would seem that these two things work to devalue the dollar. I'm sure that the American government would have us believe that it will never default on it's obligations and that the dollar will always be there. But anything's possible, right?<br> <br> Didn't something happen in Argentina recently where the currency devalued so fast that the whole country was in anarchy? Utlimately, how can I shelter some of my assets in case the Armerican economy goes to hell in a handbasket? Buy euros? Keep them in a European bank? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.34703 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:50:51 -0800 disaster dollars euros monetary planning policy clearlynuts