Charity bribes

Do you ever get those mailings asking for money for something like a children's hospital foundation? They usually have return address stickers, presumably to make me feel bad that they've spent money on this "free gift" for me, which means I must give them money. Never mind the fact that for the number of times a year I actually mail something, it's a whole lot faster for me to write my address than to look for the stickers.

Either stickers got too expensive OR they realized no one used them OR they decided cold, hard money made people feel even more guilty. Regardless, my wife and I have each received a nickel recently.

No, I don't feel guilty. I can only spread my charity stripes so thin.

And yes, I did bankroll the nickel. Both of them.