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« Reply To This #230 on: August 30, 2008, 07:16:38 PM » |
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92 listed but most are hanging there waiting for people to checkout; not much capacity left.
It almost feels like it's back to the old days when we had to almost fight to get a loan before someone else did!
Hopefully they have a new bunch of loans to launch after the weekend.
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jerome78
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« Reply To This #231 on: August 30, 2008, 07:25:27 PM » |
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Down to 63, with 41 from Tanzania  And the moment I sent this, oszillating back to 71 And the oldest loan is 4 days old   |
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« Reply To This #232 on: August 30, 2008, 07:35:49 PM » |
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Just keep repeating after me: the new month starts on Monday, the new month starts on Monday...
--Diane.
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jerome78
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« Reply To This #233 on: August 30, 2008, 07:45:12 PM » |
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« Reply To This #234 on: August 30, 2008, 07:48:52 PM » |
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60 listings! Yes, it does feel like the old days and the panic lending when we would be down to 8 or 9 loans available. It's great not seeing any loans with only one or two days left.  |
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« Reply To This #235 on: August 30, 2008, 07:56:25 PM » |
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These have been a remarkable couple of days. The great thing is that Kiva has funded nearly 5,000 new loans in the past week and many people obviously still have a lot of credit left to lend. We only hope that Kiva is receiving sufficient donations to maintain and expand its operations. Starting tomorrow the competition for loans should be very fierce. It looks like we will be down to zero loans by tomorrow morning, and with 1 loan being funded every 13 seconds it will be tough for us all to relend the credit that we have. A wonderful problem when you think about it. What records are being set just now? Is anyone keeping tabs?  |
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« Reply To This #236 on: August 30, 2008, 08:20:34 PM » |
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I actually like to see the shelves cleaned out from time to time, particularly after the past several months with so many loans, and so many lagging.
There may be lots of new loans on Monday, but there are also a lot of Kiva credits in the hands of the lenders. I imagine things will see-saw for a time, then settle into a state of dynamic equilibrium.
Then there's the Christmas rush. . . .
Dottie B
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Ulli
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« Reply To This #237 on: August 30, 2008, 08:26:43 PM » |
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Speaking of donation for operating expenses:
I have all my Kiva credit used up (for now). Up until now, I have not paid donations for money that I received as Kiva credit, because part of this money has been sitting in Kiva's account accumulating interest. With the new system, I plan to make a donation to Kiva for every loan (new and relending). Has anybody experience with Paypal processing small amounts e.g $2.50? And how does mixing Paypal payments (for donations) and relending from Kiva credit work?
Ulli
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There can be no real individual freedom in the presence of economic insecurity. (Chester Bowles)
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« Reply To This #238 on: August 30, 2008, 08:28:11 PM » |
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It seems to work just fine on both counts I don't think it'd make a difference that I use PayPal Australia.... EDIT: As to how mixing credit & PayPal, you make your loan as per usual & it will ask you about making a donation. Just click "donate" or "yes" (whatever that button is), & when your total due comes up, your Kiva credit will be applied. The remainder will be charged to your PayPal account funds (or withdrawn automatically from your nominated bank account if you have nothing in your PayPal account). Happy lending - better be quick, we're into the 40s! |
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"Horoscopes: Consider them all totally interchangeable, as the truly important aspect of the co-ordinates of your birth is the GDP at that time and place."
~ Steve Mirsky, in "Looking for a Sign", Scientific American (Aug. 2008).
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« Reply To This #239 on: August 30, 2008, 08:55:05 PM » |
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Speaking of donation for operating expenses:
I have all my Kiva credit used up (for now). Up until now, I have not paid donations for money that I received as Kiva credit, because part of this money has been sitting in Kiva's account accumulating interest. With the new system, I plan to make a donation to Kiva for every loan (new and relending). Has anybody experience with Paypal processing small amounts e.g $2.50? And how does mixing Paypal payments (for donations) and relending from Kiva credit work?
Ulli
Hey Uili, I don't think the amount matters to Paypal at all - could be a penny or $500 .... it's just electronic bits to them! Alph |
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