Any investing tips?

Mark and I are interested in starting to invest money in mutual funds. Not just any mutual funds... green mutual funds. This satisfies me both on moral grounds, and the fact that I think green business has a damn good future. The one I like is Winslow Green Growth.... but it takes about a 2500 dollar initial investment... Money we don't have right now. So, if anyone wants to donate a little cash to our cause, I'll pay you back in 10 years. Or, you can just give us investing tips, 5 people who read this.

My neighborhood is walkable!

My address received a 95/100 walkability score. My address in Mississippi? 3/100. One of the reasons I love where I live. Check out your score on the widget I've downloaded.

Capitol Hill

My neighborhood is called Capitol Hill. If you're interested in reading about it, go to this link, which sums the neighborhood up REALLY well! Capitol Hill is this weird conglomeration of homeless people and mansions and a huge population of hipsters. I would wager that it's the most diverse neighborhood in Seattle.

On the map, It's the hot pink section in the center. You can see how close it is to downtown (to the west) and the U-District (to the North). I live a block away from Broadway, which is the main commercial strip on the hill. I live a block away from Cal Anderson park (a renovated reservoir) and from Mark's favorite coffee spot, Espresso Vivace. The best part of the neighborhood is the LOCATION! I can walk to an endless number of bars and restaurants in 10 minutes. Two QFC's (same as Kroger, for you southerners) are within walking distance, and I can even walkdown the hill, over the interstate to the famous Pike Place Market in 30 minutes (but a bus takes 5 or 10). The all-natural pet store where we get Abbey's food has two locations within 1o minutes of me. I'm 2 blocks away from two bus stops that each get to the U-District in about 20 minutes (though driving, it would only be 5-10).

You can get ANYWHERE on the bus, and being a UW student gets me a super cheap bus pass (45 bucks for 3 months! That's only 1 1/2 tanks of gas in my car!). And you never have to worry about parking. It's glorious.

I also just found out that my apartment is getting a used book store on the main floor! Our apartment building is small (only 9 units), but it has a small commercial level that has been unused for quite a while. Since Capitol Hill is getting lite rail (which will take 10 years, but they're starting construction NOW), many businesses are being displaced, and one of our neighborhood's book stores is MOVING IN!!! This is exciting news.


Another great thing about Capitol Hill is the street art. Different dance steps are inlaid on the sidewalks around Broadway and Pike/Pine. So far I've found these steps: Waltz, cha-cha, rumba, bus stop, and tango....