The Nuts and Bolts A Giving Challenge

The Nuts and Bolts: A Giving Challenge

By Keith Bunn Jr.

I want to tell you a story that happened last week. While at work, an elderly lady came up to me on her scooter with a problem. The lever on her scooter that makes it go forward and reverse had come off. The 2 bolts that hold it on, fell out and got lost and she wanted to know if we had bolts to replace them.

To make a long story short, I found bolts that worked and put them in for her. The only problem was, they came out out of a package of 195 piece nuts and bolts. Even though the package wasn't expensive, she only needed 2 bolts and I didn't feel right to charge her the $5 the package cost for just 2 bolts, so I just told her not to worry about paying for the bolts.

Which led to a moral problem for me. I couldn't put a package of 195 nuts and bolts back on the shelf knowing it only had 193 pieces in it. So the only solution was for me to buy the package. Again, it wasn't expensive. It was only $5. But it was the only solution. Now, the lady is happy to have her scooter fixed, the store got their money, a future customer didn't get cheated buying a package that was short pieces, and I was happy to have helped someone out. All that for $5!

Now I didn't tell you this story to brag in any way shape or form. I told you this to challenge you. I challenge you to get your finances in order enough to do some spontaneous giving, no matter what the dollar amount is. Like a woman I read about who bought a airline ticket on the spot for a single dad and his daughter. That ticket cost her over $700 and she did that happily.

I've said it more than once, giving is the most fun you'll ever do with money. So who's for excepting my challenge and give like never before. You won't regret it.

Why I Do This

The reason I do this is to inspire and give hope to people. To make them think about their finances, whether they are young or old, so they can win financially.

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