Stimulate Something Else

If your heart’s aflutter with what to do with that much-hyped stimulus check, we’ve got a radical idea: stimulate something more than your desire to accumulate stuff. Buy some CFL bulbs for a nonprofit that can’t quite afford them. Purchase supplies for care packages for the homeless. Get school supplies for a deserving classroom. Give the gifts of cows and chickens. Help your school or office go green. The first step can still be towards the store. When you get inside, buy something someone else needs, instead of something you think you want. Stimulate your desire to do good.