Day 1 of the Quarterly Tin Cup Rattle

If you like what you read here, please help keep an emphatically lower middle class writer solvent so he can keep bringing you the weird combination of offbeat humor, theological ramblings, ecclesial and civil politics, and various cultural ephemera that you’ve come to realize you can’t live without. We are particularly tight on money this quarter, due to (a rather frugal) Christmas, quarterly taxes, and insurance bills all coming due at once. Click on the PayPal button to the right and help CAEI stay on the air and our kids stay fed, housed, and driven around. You can either make a straight donation or, if you like to get something for your money beyond the blog, you can buy my books and tapes (autographed even!). The Heart of Catholic Prayer and The Work of Mercyare the latest in a series of books I’m rather fond of and hope you will like too (don’t worry, there are lots of other materials as well. And if you’d rather not do the PayPal thang, feel free to email me and ask for my snailmail address. I’ll happily take a check instead.

Also, do remember that I’m available to come and speak!

  • http://natewinchester.wordpress.com/ Nate Winchester

    Wasn’t there a discussion on here about how wealth creates immorality? I’d donate, Mark, but I’d hate to encourage your sinfulness and potentially damn you hell. ;)

    (nah, I might have a little)

  • Jill

    Does Paypal take a percentage of donations made that way? (The only reason I’d be iffy about Paypal is if they take a big chuck of the donation.)

    • Mark Shea

      They skim off the top. I’m not clear on the %.

      • Jill

        Hmm, it looks like it depends on how your donate page is set up. Transferring money is free but using it as a seller is about 3%: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/paypal-fees
        I think it looks like your donate button is set up as a seller…

        Is your email address listed above able to receive paypal money transfers? (I’d rather not donate to Paypal Inc.)