Land Ahoy!

Ever wanted to be a real estate owner but never had the funds to do so? Have you envied all those wheeler-dealer tycoons with their sprawling estates and resort islands? If so, listen up, and pull out your debit card, no matter how meager the checking account supporting it.

Land for a Cause is an organization that sells parcels of land currently under their ownership that they're willing to part with so long as buyers agree to preserve and protect it. Prices for the plots start at a meager $99, and that's for full ownership- title, deed and all. However while the plots advertised average a few acres apiece, the portions of those plots up for sale can be measured in feet.

For example, a 2.5 acre lot in the Navajo country of Arizona has been subdivided into thousands, each one coming in at around four meters square. That's about 6.5 feet x 6.5 feet. Not exactly the kind of place you'd plan a family trip. But it is yours for life (your own, not the Earth's). So that's pretty cool, and should ensure that it never falls into the hands of mall developers.

Land for a Cause also donates 10% of their profits to various charities and make it evident through their blog that they're serious about protecting the Earth, not exploiting it. Consider any purchase you make to be an act of stewardship rather than a chance to become the next Trump, not that you had any intentions anyway...

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