So rather than having a second beer tonight what would you think about donating that $5 bucks to a charity instead? Or how about going without that third Starbucks latte for a good cause? A Texas-based non-profit behind the micro-donation app , is encouraging millions of iPhone users "to live within or below their means in order to give to the charity of their choice." And they want you to Tweet about it when you do. I found Instead to be a simple but incredibly well designed app that infuses "social" into charitable giving, while making the process easy to manage. Dial up the consumable luxury you intend to give up and then add a specific dollar amount to it. The next step is choosing a non-profit from Instead's huge list of charities. I liked the idea of seeing Trending non-profit organizations at the top of a scrollable, alphabetized list. The Read More