10 Ways To Put Your Money Where Your Values Are
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Julia Austin
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Dining local
If having a vibrant neighborhood full of unique, one-of-a-kind, family-owned, small businesses is important to you, and you don’t want a neighborhood that’s all Starbucks and McDonald’s, then get your fancy coffee from the cute new, family-owned coffee shop. Even if it’s $2 more than the one from the chain coffee store. Get your burger from the new burger spot that two siblings opened up on the corner instead of a fast-food chain. We talk about wanting to keep small businesses open as if some elusive force is going to come in out of nowhere and lift them up. It’s us, the neighborhood, that keeps them in business.
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