Kiva

Uncwilly · 2011-08-12, 05:04

I just made my 32^nd loan on Kiva.org
Anyone else out there on Kiva?

Xyzzy · 2011-08-12, 05:24

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I just made my 32^nd loan on Kiva.org

That is a very cool link. Thanks for sharing it!

smh · 2012-08-07, 16:43

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Originally Posted by Uncwilly

I just made my 32^nd loan on Kiva.org
Anyone else out there on Kiva?

I joined after this post, almost a year ago.

I can make a free $25 loan for anyone who joins using this link.

Xyzzy · 2012-08-07, 17:48

Thanks smh!

We can make a free $25 loan as well if you join using this link.

Xyzzy · 2012-08-07, 18:52

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I just made my 32^nd loan on Kiva.org

Have you ever had a defaulted loan?

Puzzle-Peter · 2012-08-07, 19:10

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Originally Posted by Xyzzy

Have you ever had a defaulted loan?

I made my 41st loan a few days ago. So far I lost $0.04 due to currency exchange effects. I had several loans that were marked as "delinquent" for a while, because they were late or didn't pay the amount that was scheduled. But so far they all managed to get back on track again. Some even got ahead of their repayment schedule.

Uncwilly · 2012-08-07, 22:30

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Originally Posted by Xyzzy

Have you ever had a defaulted loan?

To date I have lost $0.09 in currency exchange and $7.35 from a loan that was made from a now closed partner (http://www.kiva.org/partners/34) with a current default rate of 0.76% (Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted / Amount of Ended Loans).

Am over 125 loans deep to date.

Uncwilly · 2012-08-07, 22:34

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Originally Posted by smh

I can make a free $25 loan for anyone who joins using this link.

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Originally Posted by Xyzzy

We can make a free $25 loan as well if you join using this link.

Or you can use this one.

Xyzzy · 2012-08-07, 23:40

Would it be (more) fun if we had a team?

LaurV · 2012-08-08, 16:10

More fun will be if you lend your money to me. I would buy computers and crunch for gimps, I would take care of all the electricity bills, and if I find a prime with 100M digits, we split the award

I can't promise I will give you back all the money, and additionally, the computers/electronics lose value in time... hehe, they are not exactly the best investment, but hey, crunching primes is fun ...

Puzzle-Peter · 2012-08-11, 06:28

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Originally Posted by Xyzzy

Would it be (more) fun if we had a team?

Not with three or four members I think. With a team a little larger the team captain (founder) can set goals such as "$5000 until Christmas" or whatever which turns into a kind of friendly competition. We do this at Seti.Germany and yes, it is fun! Plus it helps to raise funds a little faster

2012-08-07, 17:48	#4
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 5·17·97 Posts	Kiva Thanks smh! We can make a free $25 loan as well if you join using this link.

2011-08-12, 05:04	#1
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 23163₈ Posts	I just made my 32^nd loan on Kiva.org Anyone else out there on Kiva?

2012-08-07, 23:40	#9
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 5·17·97 Posts	Would it be (more) fun if we had a team?

2012-08-08, 16:10	#10
LaurV Romulan Interpreter Jun 2011 Thailand 2⁶·151 Posts	More fun will be if you lend your money to me. I would buy computers and crunch for gimps, I would take care of all the electricity bills, and if I find a prime with 100M digits, we split the award I can't promise I will give you back all the money, and additionally, the computers/electronics lose value in time... hehe, they are not exactly the best investment, but hey, crunching primes is fun ...