Wouldn’t it be nice if you could sit down, drink a cup of coffee and change the world? Well, you can in a tiny way a few times a week.

Most people don’t donate to their favorite charities because they don’t have money set aside for that purpose. Here are two easy ways to dedicate money to changing the world.

Plan A:
Visit your local coffee shop, order up your favorite beverage and when you pay for your order, pay the same amount into a little “charity savings” envelope. Consider this buying a mocha for the masses. At the end of the week, tuck the money away where it will be safe from any alternative uses you might have for it. In a month or two, you should have enough cash to plop down a nice (tax-deductible) donation.

Plan B:
Why bother with the coffee shop at all? Everytime you make yourself a cup of caffeine at home, drop a buck or two into the “charity savings.” Sit back, think of how to change the world and watch your donations grow.

Other ideas:
Don’t drink coffee? Treat your chosen cause to:

• A beer
• A movie
• Dinner
• A car payment (whoa, that’s love)
• A concert
• A round trip ticket to South America (ok, if you consider this one, just email me and I’ll go with you)