We first heard of the 3/50 project about two months ago and were really taken with the simplicity of the concept and the gravity of its implications. Basically, it asks you to imagine 3 local businesses that you would be saddened to see close their doors. Then, it asks you to commit to spending at least $50 a month total at local businesses.
If you and everyone you knew and everyone they knew were to shop this way, the economic impact starts to really add up. For every $100 spent in local businesses, $68 stays within the community by way of payroll, taxes, and other expenditures. When that same $100 is spent in national chain stores, just $43 stays in the local community.
Click on the picture above to go their site and learn more. Then SHOP LOCALLY!
If you and everyone you knew and everyone they knew were to shop this way, the economic impact starts to really add up. For every $100 spent in local businesses, $68 stays within the community by way of payroll, taxes, and other expenditures. When that same $100 is spent in national chain stores, just $43 stays in the local community.
Click on the picture above to go their site and learn more. Then SHOP LOCALLY!
I love this concept!!!
ReplyDelete