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Author Topic: When do you think the $100 millionth dollar will be loaned?  (Read 31285 times)
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Fiona Ramsey
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« on: January 15, 2009, 05:10:27 PM »
On 1/15/2009 the cumulative total of all loans made on Kiva is $56,237,035. 

The $10 millionth dollar was loaned in August 2007.  The $1 millionth dollar was loaned in November 2006.

When do you think the $100 millionth dollar will be loaned? 

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« Reply To This #1 on: January 15, 2009, 05:12:45 PM »
My vote is for the $100 millionth dollar to be loaned on December 26, 2009.

-Quizzoid
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« Reply To This #2 on: January 15, 2009, 05:22:04 PM »
January 15th, 2010
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« Reply To This #3 on: January 15, 2009, 05:22:48 PM »
Quizzoid,

you may well be right - but I think I am more pessimistic... so my bet is on January 2, 2010.

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« Reply To This #4 on: January 15, 2009, 05:24:00 PM »
3 October, 2009
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« Reply To This #5 on: January 15, 2009, 05:27:30 PM »
I am going to guess Oct 15, 2009   Laugh  Cool
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« Reply To This #6 on: January 15, 2009, 05:32:20 PM »
Darn, Peter, you stole my guess.

I'll push it out one more month and go for Feb. 15th, 2010, then.

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« Reply To This #7 on: January 15, 2009, 05:44:09 PM »
There seem to be a lot of pessimists here. Cheesy  (I'm even beginning to think my "3 October" was pessimistic! Laugh)

It only needs $875k per week to reach $100m by the end of the year, and it was $861k this last week.
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« Reply To This #8 on: January 15, 2009, 05:45:31 PM »
I like September myself...

and since the 15th seems to be a magical day...

When everyone gets back from summer vacation...

They will make a loan September 15th 2009

and push it right over the top Smiley

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« Reply To This #9 on: January 15, 2009, 05:52:18 PM »
Quote from: YowieFreak on January 15, 2009, 05:44:09 PM
There seem to be a lot of pessimists here. Cheesy  (I'm even beginning to think my "3 October" was pessimistic! Laugh)

It only needs $875k per week to reach $100m by the end of the year, and it was $861k this last week.

Ian,
let me explain my pessimism... Cheesy

The $861k are, I believe, due to no little extent to the "holiday loans" (Gift Certificates, charitable thoughts during the season), and there is also the Financial Crisis arriving in people's homes by and by. That's why I (like Quizzoid, Peter and Diane) rather believe it will take another holiday season to push Kiva over the $100m - and then there are a few particularly good guesses... right after christmas (Quizzoid), the first time a big batch of new loans will get posted after the holidays to soak up the "holiday money" (me), or the first or second repayment run after the holidays (Peter and Diane).

Of course I do hope one of you three September/October optimists will be right.

Best wishes,
Wolfgang.
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