2 Mind-blowing Videos on The Power of Small Amounts of Money

2 Mind-blowing Videos on The Power of Small Amounts of Money

…have you ever sent money to friends and family?

…did you know that small amounts of money can create a large amount of happiness?

…watch these 2 mind-blowing videos on the power you have with small amounts of money…

  1. Dilip Ratha: The hidden force in global economics: sending money home

    …have you ever sent money overseas to friends and family?

    …do you know anyone who does?

    …I do and I want to share with you a moving TED talk by Dilip Ratha about the hidden force in economics – sending money home…

    …money wrapped with care…

    …that’s what Dilip Ratha calls the money that we send home to our families…

    …this money was 413 Billion Dollars in 2013…

    …three times more than the total of global foreign aid (about $135 billion)…

    …this reminds me of the sayings that each of us can change the world if we just choose to…

    …and all Mr. Ratha proposes is to change the fees that are imposed on remittances from 8% to 1%…

    …which would allow $30 Billion more dollars to help the world’s poor economies…

    …what do you think of this talk of Dilip Ratha?

    …for me it really hit home as our family and my husband’s family send or receive remittances…

    …it opened up the bigger picture of our household economy, and not only the fact that it keeps our family whole…

    …that household economies ARE the world economy…

    …and we are more powerful than we may think…

  2. Michael Norton: How to buy happiness

    …did you know that “money doesn’t buy you happiness” is a lie?

    …according to Michael Norton, money CAN buy happiness IF you spend it a certain way…

    …in this TED talk, Michael talks about how spending money on others makes people happier…

…what do you think of these videos…

…are they going to change the way you think or spend your money?

…comment and let everyone know!

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3 Replies to “2 Mind-blowing Videos on The Power of Small Amounts of Money”

  1. I am well aware of folks sending money back home to other countries. I did not realize how much that added up to. Incredible.

  2. Great post! Very informative… I knew alot of money was sent out but did not realize how much. This is a very good Article, video blog. Thanks Mey

    1. Thanks Shelly, yes, it’s amazing how much money is flowing through the economy from families sending money home.