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How can $25 make you feel like a million bucks?

Well, I wanted to share with all of you what I did just now! I participated in our Democratic process in big way. I donated my hard earned twenty-five bucks to the Obama campaign. I feel so empowered and proud! ‘For the very first time in my adult life,’ (by the way, we all know what Mrs. Obama meant by that) I am interested in and am actively supporting politics.

My recent interest in politics is quite surprising to me, since I have never been into the whole political process. Yet, we simply cannot deny the fact that this current race for the presidency gig is super intriguing.

I stay glued to CNN and CNN.com. I encourage you all to begin to pay attention to it if you aren’t already. People, this is so history in the making. We are living through a very memorable time. A time that you can tell your children and your grand-babies about. You can make a real difference.

I know you might be thinking, “Twenty-five dollars? Why did she even bother?” Every little bit helps. I truly feel like I’ve done a really big thing, a good thing. My donation (and yours) will help advance the message!

I am very proud to say that I had a hand in that, however small. I just logged onto https://donate.barackobama.com/2front and made my donation.

Easy as 1-2-3. And I received an email back stating the following:

Dear Jina,
Thank you for your generous donation of $25.00.Your gift will be immediately put to work building a campaign to change our country and our politics for the better.

I printed it out and I am going to keep it forever!

So for instant gratification on a budget, make your donation. And remember, just because your pockets aren’t swollen doesn’t mean you can’t do big things!

Jina DuVernay is a Los Angeles native and budget fashionista, who is currently penning her first novel and planning a summer move to Atlanta. She blogs exclusively for UTC on all things needed to cultivate a luscious life on less money.