Now that we’ve emerged through the other end of the holidays, most people are looking for ways to scale back. And rightly so. But rather than feeling guilty about the occasional night out or skipped kickboxing lesson, why not attach a charitable donation to everyday extravagances?

Here are the rules:

1. There will be 10 members, each responsible for donating $100 a month.
2. The 10 will review applications for diverse projects, the only requirement of which is Awesomeness.
3. After a vote, one applicant each month will be awarded a micro-grant of $1,000.
4. The 10 can only quit their awesome quest in two manners:
   1. By finding a worthy successor
   2. Awesome death

OK, that’s probably overly dramatic, but there’s just something about the simplicity of the Awesome Foundation that borders on mysterious. The money is given with no strings attached and no profit in mind. Ideas range from hilarious to visionary.