The embedded film is amazing, and really, everybody should watch it. It's almost fifty minutes long, and sadly most people don't have the time or attention spans to watch something like this, but it really outlines the biggest problem that we have in the US, and probably one of the biggest problems in the world - debt. Below the embedded video I've ( Read more... )

This has been x-posted so it's behind the cut--also very brief!

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Hey everyone! I have a question regarding disposing of shoes and clothing ( Read more... )

Oprah.com is offering a free download of financial adviser Suze Orman's book "Women and Money" but only until this evening!  The link at her site doesn't work but there's a good link at her forum.  (Yay for financial blog RSS).  I thought I would pass this on- and even if you're not a woman, I'm sure it has some helpful financial information.  They ( Read more... )

 
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Misery is not Miserly (PDF) is a new study demonstrating that people who are sad and self-focused are willing to pay more money to acquire an object than people who are happy and other-focused ( Read more... )

"Within weeks, plastic bag use dropped 94 percent. Within a year, nearly everyone had bought reusable cloth bags, keeping them in offices and in the backs of cars."

Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags (The New York TimesLegislation, at least when it includes a hefty tax, is clearly an effective means of bringing about social change-more ( Read more... )

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For those of you fellow lazy foodies in Chicago or San Francisco, check out this article about GrubHub.com

Basically, for every order placed through GrubHub.com they purchase carbon credits to offset the carbon produced in the delivery.  Also, you can check one little box and request no napkins/plasticware etc.

It's exciting to see businesses take ( Read more... )