Why Donate?

Like most pages on the Internet, this page's content is free. Unlike most sites, you will never see ads like these on my site:

Pop-ups and flash ads

Random annoying ads

Why no Google ads or Banner services?

You'll also notice no "Google Adwords" or "Ads by Google" on my page. Why not? Yes it's true that as far as ads go, Google is pretty unobtrusive and not that annoying, but many people get confused about what's page content and what's a Google ad. More importantly, I can't control the content of the ads so they will often be for things I don't like. For example, on my page about ID Theft, ads for credit monitoring (which I absolutely do not support!) show up. As for banner services, they generally show ads that are annoying, deceptive, completely irrelevant and they have been proven to track you with web bugs and cookies. There is no way I'm going to allow that kind of nonsense on this site!

Taking the high road at a cost

Sometimes in life you are given the choice to take the high road, but only at personal cost. Many people will bend to pressure (financial or otherwise), and I have to admit that at times, so do I. But not here. This site is about helping people resist scams, marketing, tracking, privacy invasion, and all things wrong and evil. Why on earth would I promote directly or indirectly something I don't personally support? Yes I would make more money by letting ad companies put those manipulative useless ads on my site, but money is not everything (not even close).

Honor before dollars

It is my view that there are no ads on this site. If I point you to a bookstore, an online service, or something else that wants your money, it's because I personally support that site or product. For example, every book and movie review on my site is also a clickable link to a site where you can buy said book or movie. They are not random ads, they are focused reviews that happen to have a time saving link to buy them (which will indeed pay me a percentage if you end up buying it after clicking my link). These are not ads, these are actual recommendations.

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If you like my philosophy and want to support it (proving to the world that they don't have to manipulate and badger you to earn your business), then please consider donating or buying something from one of my recommended products or web services. For me to get credit, you will have to click the links I provide so please consider doing so.

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