One of the more amusing things that has come out of our obsession with money-wasting CEOs and a floundering economy is savekaryn.com, a Web site founding by a young woman who ran up $20,000 dollars in credit card debt, and is now asking random strangers to donate money to help her out.

The fact that she has made $11,261.17 since June 23 probably speaks loads about our national habit of giving. Of the 6 billion people in today’s world, 1.2 billion live below $1 per day. Yet, the success of this Web site shows that people are willing to give. Perhaps we feel so overwhelmed by the problem that we don’t feel our little contribution to world poverty would make that big a difference. Or perhaps we need a real face and a real story to convince us to part with our money.

The argument can be made that Karyn deserves the money simply for coming up with this scheme in the first place. Other Web sites have already popped up capitalizing on savekaryn.com’s success. Editorial Board, never one to miss a money-making opportunity, would like to suggest a few future dot com’s to anyone who wants to try making a quick buck:

feedsouthafrica.com – Empoverished country figures, if some spoiled American kid can get people to give her $11,000 to go on more latte binges, what the heck.

saveenron.com – An anonymous business, recently fallen on hard times, runs a campaign to get people to donate $10 billion. Each donation comes with a free position in senior management.

killsaddam.com – Inspired by Oral Robert’s 1986 televangelist stunt, Webmaster “GW” asks for $396 billion so that God will “call home” Saddam Hussein.

fundedboard.com – Frustrated editorial writers who receive no money for their efforts ask for $20,000 so that they can buy a foot massager. E-mail [email protected] with serious donation offers.