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Compound interest is the greatest force in the universe, so I’m going to focus on longer-term investments both in yourself and in your bank account.Get to a healthy weight and body composition (muscle vs fat) for your height and then eat to maintain. You don’t have to look like Scooby, but your body is the only one you have in this life and investing in your physical health has well-researched and proven positive effects on your happiness, personal and business relationships, life span, and more.As long as you are physically able to do so, lift weights or run 3-or-more times per week for at least 30 minutes. Again, check out Scooby above if you’ve never been “into that stuff”. If I were 20 again I’d lift 7 days a week as an over-investment in this area - the benefits are that powerful.As long as you are physically able to do so, sit up straight, shoulders back. See any older folks at work or in your family who are permanently hunched over? You’ll thank me later. Search for “how to sit up straight” or “proper posture” online for images, videos, etc.Provided you can do so without foregoing the basic needs of food, water, clothing, and shelter:Chop 10% of all income right off the top and put it into a 401k with low fees. Plan to leave it alone until retirement (whether that’s 30, 40, 50, 65, whatever, just leave it alone). Remember to use the 10% rule - so as your income grows your investment grows.Chop another 10% of all income right off the top and throw it into a diversified investment portfolio. Simple approaches available right now are available through companies like Wealthfront or Betterment - just set up auto-deposits and take advantage of their expertise and algorithms. And remember the 10% rule again. As this fund grows consider shifting some of the gains off to commercial “investment-grade” real estate: rental properties, a RV park, a parking lot, a strip mall, etc. and really putting the money to work in other ways.Keep an “emergency fund” that will cover the basic needs for 6 months. Don’t touch it unless absolutely necessary (unemployment, illness, etc), and then replenish it as soon as you’re able. If and when the costs for basic needs grow, the emergency fund should grow to always be able to cover 6 months worth of time.As a core principle, avoid debt. Get a great “rewards” credit card like Chase Amazon (if you use Amazon a lot) or one of the airline cards (if you fly a lot), but pay off the full balance each month. If you can’t, then unless you’re bootstrapping a startup you are overspending (and even then, you’re probably overspending).Enjoy life and be social, but don’t drink your income. A case of wine for home is significantly cheaper than the same wine at a night out. In addition you can slowly build a wonderful collection of wines that are inexpensive today and will taste that much better in your 30s or 40s (and some will age longer), when drank with your future family and/or the good friends you make over the years ahead.Read for 30 minutes a day or more - if you prefer to listen then consider Audible instead. Read books written by titans of industry and by prisoners of war. Learn from great philosophers across time. Specifically read either Seneca or Epictetus, or both: you don’t have to buy into Stoicism but their writings have been considered highly-applicable to the real world across centuries by some of the most accomplished humans through history and they are timeless works for good reason.Simplify your food and clothing options. Figure out some standard healthful meals, ones that are inexpensive while still nutritious and that you can eat repeatedly throughout the week, and do so. Make a wardrobe and stick with it. Slacks with basic button-downs, jeans with t-shirts, the options largely depend on your personal and professional needs but whatever you do keep it basic. You’re doing this for three reasons:Consistency in the cost of basic needs.Frees up decision-making power, which you can now use on more important things. Greater decision-making capacity is an investment in your personal and professional future.Reducing or eliminating these simple choices from your life means less stress. Less stress is an investment in both your mental and physical health.Learn the art of goal setting and execution and apply it everywhere. See “How Google sets goals: OKRs – GV Library”.In summary:Take care of your body through nutrition and exercise.Sit up straight!Dedicate a portion of your income to each of a 401k, a diversified investment portfolio that can grow into larger investments in the future, and an emergency fund.Avoid debt but don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s universally bad.Don’t drink your income.Read great non-fiction written across history.Eliminate needless choice in the simple things.Learn how to make goals and execute on your plans.

Why do some homeless people NEED cash over food when offered?As I sit reading these comments I am absolutely overwhelmed and in tears. A lot of this was why I didn’t ask or panhandle. I understood very well that people everywhere are struggling that nearly 50% of the population was at, below or just barely above the poverty line and had children and other family members to take care of. People are often thoughtless and cruel. I was homeless for about 6 years. Most of that I was lucky to get a meal a day if that. If I was given food, which is rare if you're not actively begging, I didn’t turn it down, I gave it to someone else who needed it if I just ate or couldn’t eat it.Homeless people don’t have: fridges, stoves or pantries. They have to carry everything.Money is lighter.Some who have cars do have coolers or small camping stoves: in order to keep a few perishables and to cook soup in a can, heat coffee and get warm periodically only when needed the most and short spurts at a time to conserve fuel.Personal Hygiene: Showers, washing clothes, laundry soap, soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, nail clippers, haircutsTransportation: Purchase a Decent Bike, Bus fare or if disabled a taxi from time to time.Storage: purchasing a wheeled luggage bag, storage fees for belongings if they actually have some left and are trying to keep it until they find housing, storage lockers rental.Money Meets those Needs.In winter money allows a homeless person to get out of the cold and legally hang out in a fast food joint to warm up. They usually don’t let you stay long unless you make a considerable purchase though that’s no guarantee. They may have to jump from one restaurant to another trying to keep warm from inclement weather all day every single day…Money Meets that Need Rarely…Even for a coffee and a dollar sandwich $2–3 min. per person, per restaurant. So for a couple that is $4–6 per visit. When you regularly purchase the bare minimum you are automatically stereo-typed MOST of the time and encouraged to leave as soon as possible.They may need help with a motel for all kinds of reasons:A couple doesn’t want to be at separate shelters and alone.maybe one spouse is disabled and needs more care than a shelter can offer,perhaps *GASP* a married couple would like to have sex once in awhile. They are human, or should homeless couples also refrain from sex ever again even when they are married?Maybe they have:allergiesa medical conditionORreligious beliefs that limit their food choices.Health Care:Prescription drugs, Aspirin, Midol, Cough Drops, Other over the counter medicinesVITAMINS to help maintain health despite improper nutrition.GAS for vehicle IF they have one.A vehicle that must be moved all day long most of the time from one parking lot or parking space to another in order to avoid tickets, cop hassles, drama, or worse, getting impounded, leaving no shelter from elements at all and loss of the few items you own. Also to get to an actual campground OR an otherwise expectable area.Fines for simply being homeless.Fees for filling out housing applications.Work clothes/Clothes/Well Insulated Winter Clothes/Winter Boots/Good ShoesNecessary to attempt to obtain a Job. Not run around naked or in rags. Too Keep Warmer since most likely you will be in the enclement weather a lot. Decent Footwear for warmth, transportation, and durability as they walk nearly ever where every day that takes a toll on shoes.Money Helps Meet those Needs.TWO very essential Items:Tampons & Toilet paper/Baby Wipes - keeps you much cleaner and less aromatic if you will -between showers & allows sponge bath of sorts if needed.Use of the FACILITIES:Money to keep local convenience store or other business one may frequent HAPPY so they’ll allow you use of a restroom.Money Helps Meet those Needs.Getting Outta DODGE:Bus fare to leave town and try to find some place less violent or somewhere with more housing and employment options.Funds for other transportation sources to do this like fixing a car.There are a lot of things they need besides food. Food is generally appreciated and needed. However, just like MOST of YOU they aren’t too keen on eating food or candy from strangers. Self-explanatory I think?And did you know: Cigarettes curb hunger (as does CoFFee). Helps cope with stress and calm you down in stressful situations. For many it is pleasurable and one of the FEW they experience. Typically they are VERY FRUGAL in this department. Cigarettes can also help KEEP the PEACE and a way some try to help each other out on occasion.Most homeless buy cheap bags of tobacco and/or roll them. They have been known to smoke snipes and a cigarette is NEVER wasted. Ashtrays are frequently locked to prevent the theft of all those almost not smoked cigarettes with two drags off them. Supposedly a health issue….it’s mainly GREED folks they make money off the homeless smokers too!!~! Can’t LOSE that stream of cash flow. Gotta love how much smokers are targeted for TAX REVENUES in the extreme but everyone wants to complain tell them to quit while at the same time making a profit. Contradictory. Very.WHY do homeless people have to be PERFECT SAINTS?Are ANY of YOU perfect?Cast the first stone if you are. They weren’t perfect before becoming homeless most likely. I’m taking a wild guess they weren’t Mother Teresa.I’ve been there. Didn’t beg. Didn’t drink. Went hungry a lot. Froze nearly all the time or had no refuge from heat. I’ve had to survive pneumonia on the streets after being resuscitated three times and pushed back out on the streets. Hospital apparently didn’t care I had just died three TIMES in less than a half hour and had no problem discharging me into a rainstorm, raging fever with nowhere to go. WOW, really? I even asked the man who resuscitated me…WHY? Just let me die. I meant it. Ironically, when I was homed hospitals often tried to persuade me to be hospitalized over far less to keep an eye on me through the night which I of course declined as it was very unnecessary and minor.I’ve been raped on the streets. Had everything stolen a number of times. Constantly stressed out with my life in near constant jeopardy most of the time. Hungry, disabled, having to move constantly despite being exhausted from walking-ish ump-teen miles a day because someone might be offended to see a homeless person. Who cares if you can barely walk and blisters on your feet - better move - even if you’re at a park doing nothing wrong - we don’t want to offend anyone.And that’s just skimming the surface, sweetheart. I could go on but I digress…To those who shared:Thank you for caring, sharing and trying to make a difference!!~! The world needs more people like you all! There is ANOTHER SIDE to the story. There are REAL people out there just trying to survive the best they can and have as much normalcy as possible. Not everyone is a druggie or alcoholic.Just like any other aspect of society. You have the good apples and the bad.There are other many other acceptable and reasonable things people need besides food. Many of those who are buying these things are trying to survive without being too much of a burden and still having some freedom or are determined to get back up on there feet.The intent here isn’t to compel you to give money either. Just Informative.If you want to help or already do but just don’t assist in the money department that is fine. That is your choice. You have Freewill. I respect that. Perhaps this can offer some ideas on how to help if you choose to.Edit: Altered for easier reading though I did make other alterations I felt were appropriate to make.

To answer your question. Yes. His mayoral accomplishments go widely overlooked. Pete's been using South Bend as a microcosm for the past eight years to his policies he's wants to take nationwide. Here's a few.The Mayor Pete AlmanacFrom a South Bend NativeONE HUNDRED South Bend citywide accomplishments of Mayor Pete, after inheriting South Bend's 2011 city ranking of Newsweek Magazine's "Top 10 Worst" US Cities to Live".https://www.newsweek.com/americas-dying-cities-66873Mayor Pete:1) Voted mayor at 29 years old with 74% of the vote becoming South Bend's second youngest Mayor in city history, youngest mayor in a city over 100k at the time, and South Bend's first LGBTQ+ Mayor.https://victoryinstitute.org/buttigieg-to-step-down/2) Voted 2013 "Best Mayor in the United States", tied only with New York Mayor Bloomberg.https://www.amazon.com/Shortest-Way-Home-Challenge-Americas/dp/16314943683)Took a 6 month leave of absence without pay to deploy to Afghanistan, and managed South Bend via satellite internet during this time without pay. Served as a Naval Intelligence Officer in an Afghanistan hot zone.https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/29/how-pete-buttigieg-went-war-protester-packing-my-bags-afghanistan/?outputType=amp4) Replaced South Bend Chief of Police Darryl Boykins as his first notable public act as mayor (only 3 months in office) after inheriting a complicated department wide illegal wiretapping scandal that was fueled by racial comments from white officers against the black police chief and was viewed as departmental wide racism. Pete ordered Boykins to cease all illegal wiretapping because wiretapping someone without their knowledge in Indiana is a felony. Boykins refused. Pete asked for his resignation. Boykins resigned, then he revoked his resignation. Pete gave him a demoted position. Then Boykins sued the city.In Pete's own own words he was given the choice by federal prosecutors to either let the police chief go or they would arrest, prosecute, and imprison.Pete says he did what he felt was best for the residents and safety of South Bend, Boykins family, and the SB Police Dept.The controversy followed Pete for 7 years largely from a group of activists in the South Bend African American community who have demanded that the tapes be released and Pete testify to what is on them. However, the tapes have been sealed by Federal prosecutors since the onset of the investigation, and Pete, by his own admission, has never heard them because of this.https://heavy.com/news/2019/04/darryl-boykins/amp/5) Created the "311 Center", a South Bend City resident customer service line.https://311.southbendin.gov/knowledgecenter/article/?id=KA-044786) Partnered "311 Center" with "Veteran's Community Connections" to provide resources for South Bend veterans. Achieved 0% veteran homeless rate in South Bend.https://311.southbendin.gov/knowledgecenter/article/?id=KA-044787) Approved the construction of two new "State of the Art" South Bend Fire Department fire stations.https://wsbt.com/news/local/south-bend-fire-department-getting-some-major-upgrades8) Encouraged "Community Policing" as South Bend Police Department created 7500 new foot patrols for SBPD officers.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/9) Initiated South Bend Police Department officer body cameras for all South Bend Police Department patrols.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/10) Created South Bend's "Group Violence Intervention Program".http://wsbt.com/news/local/impacted-by-guns-south-bend-program-gives-gang-members-chance-to-change11) Documented drop in gang related activity.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/12) Documented drop in gun related violence.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/13) Created a taskforce to intervene in social media related violent crime proactively before it happens.https://southbendin.gov/initiative/south-bend-group-violence-intervention/14) Grew South Bend's nationally acclaimed "River Rescue Team" and deployed them to several US national emergency flood disaster areas.https://wsbt.com/news/local/nyfd-train-water-rescues-at-east-race15) Created a "Paramedicine Community Response Team" to free up and ease the congestion of South Bend St. Joseph and South Bend Memorial Hospital emergency room and bed space.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-firefighters-reach-out-to-ambulance-over-utilizers-to/article_07f34d7a-f1d2-5957-9196-b211c5734e99.html16) Conducted city wide South Bend Fire Department "Fire Alarm Blitz", installing free fire, smoke, and CO2 detectors.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/17) Created South Bend "H2O Lead Detection Program".https://southbendin.gov/leadsafesouthbend/18) Initiated "1000 Homes in 1000 Days" program to tear down or revitalize neighborhood blight.Not one person living in their home at the time was evicted.All homes torn down were deemed not only blight but unsafe and were either inherited, abandoned, or were second properties, or investment properties, bought cheap by local entrepreneurs intending to flip them for profits while doing the least amount of work possible.https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/21/pete-buttigieg-democratic-presidential-hopeful-south-bend-indiana-turnaround-city/3165477002/19) Created South Bend's "Smart Sewer" program.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/20) Created South Bend's "Smart Streets" program.https://southbendin.gov/initiative/safe-streets/21) Created an app for South Bend pothole detection.http://www.abc57.com/22) Created traffic roundabouts for downtown South Bend streets.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/23) Created bicycle lanes for South Bend city streets.https://www.wndu.com/content/news/South-Bend-named-one-of-most-bike-friendly-communities-in-Midwest-490947231.html24) Partnered with "Bike Michiana Coalition" as South Bend was awarded nationwide silver star "Bike Friendly City".https://www.wndu.com/content/news/South-Bend-named-one-of-most-bike-friendly-communities-in-Midwest-490947231.html25) Created a "Transparency Hub" for all South Bend public service jobs.https://data-southbend.opendata.arcgis.com/26) Raised the South Bend city minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/27) Installed robotic arms on all South Bend city trash removal trucks.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/automated-trash-trucks-and-new-bins-coming-to-mishawaka/article_41d86b35-593d-57af-815b-1c501cb298e9.html28) Created South Bend's city wide ride share program for workers without transportation. Awarded $1M in Bloomberg Mayor s Challenge for this effort.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/business/south-bend-pilot-program-to-pair-ride-sharing-companies-with/article_259c0563-404b-5c90-8df6-f639e0c9a176.htmlhttps://southbendin.gov/2018/10/29/city-wins-1-million-in-bloomberg-mayors-challenge/29) Installed ports in downtown South Bend for electric cars.http://wsbt.com/news/local/electric-vehicles-can-charge-at-two-designated-parking-spots-in-downtown-south-bend30) Experienced an increase in the number of South Bend city residents.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/small-but-encouraging-population-growth-in-south-bend/article_e8d6f0e8-c7e7-5a6e-b9a9-381b21f9f26e.html31) Cut South Bend unemployment rate in half.https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SOUT718UR32) Envisioned and created South Bend's "Silicon Prairie" image, bringing in tech jobs and business to occupy the old and vacant Studebaker plant and corridor.https://ideacenter.nd.edu/news-events/news/report-the-state-of-innovation-and-startups-in-south-bend-elkhart/33) Created fiber optics city wide, connecting South Bend with the University of Notre Dame.https://muninetworks.org/content/metronet-zings-dark-fiber-saves-big-bucks-south-bend34) Established free WIFI downtown.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/downtown-south-bend-wrapped-in-free-wi-fi/article_8f76d8a0-1259-11e6-a4df-c3651aa69135.html35) Created the South Bend's "Center for Lifelong Learning". Awarded Druker Institute $500k "The City of Lifelong Learning" grant.https://southbendin.gov/2018/04/24/druckerhttps://www.drucker.institute/news-post/helping-south-bend-become-the-city-of-lifelong-learning/36) Created the week long South Bend "Best Week Ever" event.https://visitsouthbend.com/events/best-week-ever-2019/37) Created "Trails 365" for 24hr South Bend street snow removal.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/38) Created "My South Bend Parks and Trails".https://sbvpa.org/projects/39) Created South Bend's "Department of Venues, Parks, and Arts".https://sbvpa.org/things-to-do/40) Created South Bend's "Rental Safety Verification Program" or "RSVP".https://southbendin.gov/rental-safety-verification-program-2/41) Created the "South Bend Home Repair Program".https://southbendin.gov/department/community-investment/engagement-and-economic-empowerment/42) Created the South Bend's "Office of Engagement and Economic Empowerment".https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/43) Created the "Light up South Bend" program using solar power lights city wide.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/44) Revitalized Howard Park and reopened the classic and nostalgic Howard Park ice rink.https://www.wndu.com/content/news/Ice-skating-to-return-to-Howard-Park-in-2019-493187571.html45) Helped to add 32 homeless shelter units in a refit of the old Oliver Apartments, downtown South Bend.https://www.wndu.com/content/news/Oliver-Apartments-are-missing-link-in-addressing-chronic-homelessness-473019693.html46) Helped to create an additional 28 units for the homeless scattered throughout South Bend, citywide.https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/what-pete-buttigieg-has-and-hasnt-done-about-homelessness-in-south-bend47) Loosened citywide homeless intake standards, as other privately funded centers had a zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy with frequent drug and alcohol screening. The reason behind this was Pete's idea of finding shelter first, with substance abuse programs to follow as opposed to being a disqualifier.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/advocates-decry-south-bend-s-viaduct-policy-as-council-hears/article_43fa2900-c8e6-11e7-81d9-c3074901bed1.html48)Would personally meet with South Bend's homeless under a notorious downtown viaduct makeshift camp to see that every single one of them was offered shelter before authorities removed the camp.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/opinion/viewpoint/south-bend-mayor-a-unity-of-purpose-needed-on-homeless/article_d79e0f15-0560-5b77-9a6d-2a9201f0d3e3.html49) Became the voice of reason and an advocate for the homeless as many city business owners wanted the South Bend homeless camp to be torn down (as it was several times only to be rebuilt). Was a liaison between business owners, the South Bend Police Department, South Bend residents, homeless shelters, and the homeless themselves throughout this homeless crisis.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-mayor-forms-homeless-working-group/article_a0d7923e-e95d-11e6-96d2-0bbadcefdfc1.htmlhttps://www.southbendtribune.com/search/?k=%22homelessness%22#tncms-source=keywordhttps://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/is-south-bend-doing-enough-to-address-homelessness/article_12aa297e-e589-594d-93d5-6ef37fd0c067.htmlhttps://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/is-south-bend-doing-enough-to-address-homelessness/article_12aa297e-e589-594d-93d5-6ef37fd0c067.html50) Approved a 1M dollar "State of the Art" intake facility for the South Bend homeless.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-s-plan-for-homeless-intake-center-million-and/article_e762c807-6e11-5620-ba98-4b71217834fb.html51) Is part of a Nation wide Mayor's Task Force on addressing homelessness.http://www.democraticmayors.org/board52) Worked with the NAACP in creation of a "Diversity & Inclusion Department", which is working to increase contracting with minority-owned businesses. Helped with the city’s $4 million renovation of the Charles Black Center.https://sbvpa.org/places/lasalle-park/charles-black-recreation-center/53) 15,000 new South Bend jobs.https://southbendin.gov/2019/03/13/mayor-pete-buttigieg-remarks-for-the-2019-state-of-the-city-address/54) South Bend Unemployment fell by an overall 7%, from 11.8% unemployment to 4.1%.https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SOUT718UR55) Created South Bend's "West Side Small Business Resource Center".https://www.sbrchamber.com/news/2018/09/18/default/city-of-south-bend-opens-west-side-small-business-resource-center/56) Took a moment out of his busy day to preside over and marry a couple who requested to be wed at just hours before the birth of their newborn baby.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mayor-pete-buttigieg-officiates-couples-wedding-just-before-woman-delivers-baby/57) Started the downtown South Bend to downtown Chicago connection initiative by revitalizing the South Shore RailRoad.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-mayor-s-push-for-downtown-south-shore-station/article_fc015328-a88a-5ae8-bca1-3e8932e81ac5.html58) Supported and welcomed new Minor League Baseball team, the South Bend Cubs, to downtown Four Winds Ballpark.https://www.milb.com/south-bend59) Facilitated $22M "Ivy at Berlin Place" project, adjacent to Four Winds BallPark, noted to be South Bend's own little Chicago style "Wrigleyville".https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/business/apartments-near-south-bend-ballpark-set-to-open-this-/article_7cbaec14-4257-5439-9825-1181ad880f03.html60) Renovation of South Bend's Chase Tower.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/business/south-bend-helping-liberty-tower-rebirth-s-next-phase/article_0edd0fb9-2e17-5806-b00a-4b0ecccddc74.html61) Brought in an Embassy Suites to South Bend.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/hotel-breaks-ground-at-eddy-street-in-south-bend/article_b5ea04e1-b558-5916-8f54-49a5385b7b03.html62) Revitalized South Bend's downtown, river front, city parks, bike trails.https://sbvpa.org/63) Endorsed Garth Brooks concert at Notre Dame thereby having a positive economic impact to the city in which historically would have been a low economically trending week.https://wsbt.com/news/local/garth-brooks-concert-is-pouring-millions-of-dollars-into-south-bend-community64) Supported bringing the NHL Classic to Notre Dame. Same economic impact as above.https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/info/2019-winter-classic65) Rushed to the emergency room to translate for an Arabic speaking patient that doctors couldn't understand. (Arabic is one of 8 languages that Mayor Pete speaks. He's beginning to learn sign language as well).https://themacweekly.com/2019/04/pay-attention-to-pete-buttigieg/66) Played concert piano with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra.https://www.southbendtribune.com/buttigieg-piano/image_f747f974-d355-11e6-80a9-5f8b4fdcc9fe.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share67) Sat in as a guest piano player for popular artist Ben Folds.https://www.georgetakei.com/pete-buttigieg-seriously-impressed-ben-folds-after-joining-him-on-stage-for-a-duet-in-2015-2633717591.html68) Advocate of rescuing shelter dogs from the South Bend Humane Society. A lover of two rescues himself, Buddy and Truman (from Kentucky, booo!).https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a26973141/pete-buttigieg-dogs-instagram-twitter/69) Implemented the "Municipal ID Program", allowing undocumented residents of South Bend to access public services like libraries, etc. Pete intentionally made life easier for immigrants by his own singlehanded initiative.http://www.lacasadeamistad.org/sbid/70) Approved major renovation, remodeling, and additional space to the South Bend downtown public library main branch.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/downtown-south-bend-library-proposes-dramatic--million-overhaul/article_2232a556-8427-5b6a-88b2-df1b984a5956.html71) Honored civil rights hero and the South Bend black community by renaming a major city thoroughfare to Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd, after it's been turned down for forty years.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/mayor-names-new-mlk-jr-boulevard-in-south-bend/article_ad348db4-69f1-5ba8-b45e-29f7be02af0f.html72) Hosted the South Bend 150 Year Anniversary Celebration with 40,000+ people downtown, making it the largest city sanctioned event in South Bend history.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-plans-big-th-birthday-bash/article_b00a6b88-d077-11e4-87e5-e32b9c02c490.html73) Remains a South Bend city downtown resident, lives in the same neighborhood he grew up, often seen riding his mountain bike to and from work.Check out Good Guy Pete (A South Bend perspective)@GoodGuyPete2020 https://twitter.com/GoodGuyPete2020?s=0974) Won his second term as South Bend mayor with 80% of the popular vote.https://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Buttigieg-vies-for-second-term-as-South-Bend-mayor-340002362.html75) Enacted a Diversity and Inclusion Plan for women and minority citywide job applicants.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/south-bend-releases-diversity-plan/article_62a856ce-4d22-11e6-8567-4f7c2c0f5197.html76) Implemented paid parental leave for full time city employees for mothers and fathers of newborn or adopted babies, for six weeks.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/buttigieg-seeks-new-paid-parental-leave-benefit-for-city-of/article_f00804ae-1baf-5cbc-b274-efd551a7be3a.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true77) Started a "phone tree" to alert local Latina/o families and community leaders of pending, ongoing local ICE raids.https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-mayor-pete-buttigieg-helped-prepare-immigrants-for-ice-raids78) Earned 5th Best City in the US for Creative Professionals.https://www.thrillist.com/amphtml/news/nation/best-cities-for-creative-professionals-2019?__twitter_impression=true79) Opened a Healthcare Clinic to serve the 2800 city employees, estimated to save the community millions in return.https://www.wndu.com/content/news/New-health-clinic-for-SB-city-employees-could-save-tax-payers-millions-378882831.html80) Partnered with a local psychiatric center Beacon Health to train and provide peer addiction recovery coaches in Memorial Hospital and throughout the community in response to local opioid epidemic awareness and recovery.https://southbendin.gov/2018/11/13/city-partners-with-oaklawn-beacon-health-on-recovery-coach-program/81) Launches a taskforce to study workplace automation and its future impact on South Bend ahead of DC studies.https://southbendin.gov/2018/01/25/mayor-buttigieg-to-launch-uscm-automation-task-force/82) Joins the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy.https://southbendin.gov/2018/04/25/city-joins-global-covenant-of-mayors-for-climate-energy/83) Opens dog parks throughout the city.https://southbendin.gov/2017/10/09/buttigieg-to-announce-new-dog-park/84) One of five Indiana mayors, 250 nationwide to make up "Mayors for Solar Energy" coalition.https://bloomington.in.gov/news/2019/07/25/415585) Awarded $50k from City Accelerator to work with 9 other chosen sister cities to further advance ongoing efforts in economic equality for South Bend minority owned businesses.https://southbendin.gov/2019/06/06/south-bend-receives-50000-inclusive-procurement-grant/86) Finalist for Smart City North America.https://www.sbrchamber.com/news/2019/04/03/default/south-bend-named-finalist-for-smart-city-north-america-awards/87) Named Governing Magazine High Performing Race Informed City. An integrated, collaborative framework anchored in seven key characteristics of high performance government, being dynamically planned, broadly partnered, resident involved, race informed, smartly resourced, employee engaged, and data driven. The “race-informed” designation covers cities that foster supportive environments for collective, community-wide racial healing and systemic, structural equity.https://southbendin.gov/2018/04/26/south-bend-named-high-performing-race-informed-city/88) Partnered with Notre Dame School of Architecture to envision the future design of South Bend's West Bank.https://southbendin.gov/2019/01/16/city-partners-with-notre-dame-school-of-architecture-on-exhibit/89) Wins Cities of Service National Competition to Revitalize Neighborhoods, for revitalization efforts benefiting South Bend low-income communities.https://southbendin.gov/2018/07/16/south-bend-wins-cities-of-service-national-competition-to-revitalize-neighborhoods/90) Implemented Barack Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" program in South Bend to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color and ensure that all young people can reach their full potential.https://southbendin.gov/initiative/my-brothers-keeper/91) Along with Orlando and Lexington, South Bend earns award to be part of a coalition to help other cities across the US to implement safer streets based on their research, design, and implementation. https://southbendin.gov/work/south-bend-wins-award-to-implement-safer-streets/92) Provides a safe home for regional top predator and once almost extinct Peregrine Falcon.https://falcam.southbendin.gov/93) Creation of South Bend's Youth Task Force for 9th through 12th graders, an advocacy program targeting youth conflict in the community.https://southbendin.gov/2018/05/14/mayors-office-accepting-applications-for-youth-task-force/94) Partnered with South Bend Family Children Center and United Way to provide grant money for high quality pre-k education.https://southbendin.gov/2019/04/02/city-announces-partnership-with-united-way-family-childrens-center-foundation-to-fund-high-quality-pre-k-grants/95) South Bend ranked 2nd lowest cost of living in the entire US.https://southbendregion.com/news/2018/03/28/featured/south-bend-area-ranked-2nd-lowest-cost-of-living-in-u.s./96) St. Joseph County, as a result of South Bend's growth and development, is bringing in a $160M Electric Car Company and building a $500M power plant outside city limits, and is on the short list for a 1.5M sq. ft. Amazon distribution center.https://southbendregion.com/news/2018/05/30/featured/electric-vehicle-company-to-establish-manufacturing-in-south-bend-region/https://southbendregion.com/news/2018/02/01/featured/500m-power-plant-to-open-in-march-2018/https://southbendregion.com/news/2019/02/08/featured/area-getting-attention-for-logistics/97) "Boot Camp" for minority and women entrepreneurs.https://southbendregion.com/news/2019/07/31/featured/bootcamp-available-for-women-minority-entrepreneurs/98) South Bend ranked 8th most affordable city in the US to retire.https://southbendregion.com/news/2019/01/30/featured/south-bend-among-most-affordable-cities-to-retire/99) Over 1000 new hotel rooms in less than two years in South Bend region.https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/business/hotel-boom-in-st-joseph-county-brings-hundreds-of-new/article_d4f76002-f9f2-11e7-9752-132dddb40b7b.html100) First resident in South Bend history to run for President of the United States.https://peteforamerica.com/November 3, 2020Save the Date!Facebook Pete-Aholics AnonymousTwitter @peteaholicsBryan [email protected]