Heidi was a young(ish) woman in our Church who developed bone cancer. She had a fair standard of living, but no savings -- none. Suddenly she was gravely ill and unable to support herself. So she worked out what I call The Heidi Plan. I have often recommended it. She made a list of fifty friends (I was one), and called them one by one each month. Typically she would ask each one for about R200 (say $12) once a month. This kept her going for a whole year, until finally she died in a hospice. OBSERVATION: Son M was offered a place at Durham University in the UK, and when all savings and bursaries were taken into account, he still needed, by African standards, a breathtaking sum. It seemed impossible -- until, he says, I explained to him The Heidi Plan. In a month, he had half the required amount. Ultimately he had it all.
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