Category Archives: Financial
Good Jobs, Locally Grown
Great video from PBS about cultivating a “relationship economy” instead of our current “one night stand” economy. We need to decide whether the American dream is to get filthy rich or to create a reasonable standard of living while making … Continue reading
How cheap did you get that TV?
Lots of people have a family and friends, and are pretty much forced to shell out some bucks for gifts during the holiday season no matter how little money they might have. Wow, that sounded cynical… let me start over … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Buy Local Week, Economics, Financial, Local First Movement
Tagged 10%, average, gifts, holiday, math, presents, Shift, spending
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Buying Online to Avoid Taxes Costs Everyone in the End
While economists nationwide argue over whether we have begun to recover from the Great Recession, one financial reality is beyond dispute. Our state is facing the biggest budget challenge in decades. Even in a slowly rebounding economy, Arizona is faced … Continue reading
Shopping with the online giants is “green”? Nope.
Some folks shop online thinking that they’re saving money and our fragile ecosystem with a couple of mouse clicks. Not sure how to break it to them, so here’s a video to do it for me. (But about the “saving … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Books, Economics, Financial, Local First Movement, shift arizona
Tagged Books, green, internet, online, shopping
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Kimber Lanning interviewed on KFNN
Our very own Kimber Lanning was interviewed yesterday on KFNN 1510 Financial News Radio’s “Business for Breakfast” with Ken Morgan & Julie Dougherty. She spoke about the importance of supporting local as well as the upcoming Independence Week. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, Financial, In The News
Tagged audio, Independence Week, Julie Dougherty, Ken Morgan, KFNN, Kimber Lanning
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SCF Arizona’s ‘buy local’ attitude leads to huge economic impact
A study released today found that SCF Arizona, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, had a $528.3 million economic impact in Arizona in 2009. The Phoenix company sourced 82 percent of its goods and services from other Arizona companies, according … Continue reading
Why bank local?
I don’t know of anyone who is incredibly happy with large, corporate bank behavior over these past few years. When I first moved to Phoenix ten years ago, I tossed my money in a national bank just because the name … Continue reading
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