I've been giving a lot of thought lately to how important it is to spend my money in a way that feels good to me. I truly believe that we have power as consumers, especially collectively, though right now I just want to talk about our power as an individual consumer. As we move out of the pandemic and are transitioning into a new phase of existence it feels like a good time to give thought to how we're going to behave in our post-pandemic life.
I definitely don't want to buy from businesses that aren't aligned with my beliefs, but I feel like focusing on where I want to spend my money keeps me in a more positive space. If you've heard me rant about Amazon, then you know this is definitely for the best. 🤔😜🙄 I've developed a ⭐️ rating system for purchases. It gives me a framework from which I can decide if I should make a purchase or continue looking for something that aligns with my beliefs even more. I find just giving it more thought has made me feel better about how I'm contributing to our future and honestly it makes me feel a bit more powerful, possibly a little holier than thou (sorry about that). Here are some of the things that I think about when spending money: ⭐️Quality product ⭐️Local ⭐️Small business ⭐️Sustainable ⭐️Woman-owned & operated ⭐️BIPOC & LGBTQ2S+ owned business ⭐️LGBTQ2S+ & BIPOC friendly ⭐️Socially conscious ⭐️Price ⭐️Convenience Here's how it works, if I was going to buy some Lemon Aide dish soap at Canary and Fox it would score all 10 stars! It's definitely not the cheapest dish soap on the market but it's well priced, quality product, so I'm going to give it those stars. One business is woman owned & operated, the other is BIPOC owned & operated and I'm just going to assume that they are both LGBTQ2S+ & BIPOC friendly (I feel like I'm familiar enough with both the businesses to make that leap). They are both small local businesses, & socially conscious. Both businesses are local & sustainable. Not everything I buy scores all 10 stars, and somethings I purchase might be starless (full disclosure, I bought a book from Amazon this year, it was out of print and I don't have a membership, & after some research I couldn't find it anywhere else). PRO TIP: Do your research, you can often find something on Amazon & then buy it directly from the company website. Alternately finding out that a big brand is supporting beliefs that you are uncomfortable with can give you the opportunity to do some research and find a similar product that is more aligned with who you are and what you want the world to look like. Remember that how we spend our money today has a direct impact on what our future and the futures of kids and grandkids will look like.
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