Tag: buy local

Happy Holidays!

by Chanel Rose, posted in General, How to Contribute to Society

The holidays are upon us!

Run for the hills!

Okay, may be some people enjoy seeing family that you haven’t visited all year. May be some of you want to show up with some nifty gifts. … or may be some of you only feel obligated to get stuff for the pesky people.

No matter which camp you sit in handmade soap is a great stocking stuffer! Follow this link to order a Gift Box of Soap, or browse the Insanely Crafty Friends​ online store for individual stocking stuffers.

Use PROMO code TGBoCR to receive 5% off your order.
(Not the comments section, it is one the last page where you enter your payment method and shipping address. There will be a link that says “Add promotional code.” It’s on the right).

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Tips on Ending Poverty: #1 Local

by Chanel Rose, posted in Economics, Personal Finance

One way we can all help to end poverty is buy local hire local. When you buy from a local retail store, you are helping an individual support themselves. When a local business hires local people to help run the business, they too are helping an individual support themselves. … Or even a family.

Take a fraction of your budget and spend it with a local business. Have $100 budgeted for groceries? Spend $10 with a local farmer, bakery, or other take-home-yummies maker. Have two date nights budgeted a month? Spend one at a mom-and-pop diner, or pay a friend to make you dinner –after all she wants to open up a restaurant.

Do you know crafty people? What about aspiring entrepreneurs? In most cases, it doesn’t take much to help support your community.

Remember: BUY LOCAL!