Jan 12, 2012 | buy positively, Musings
Last week, I Tumbl’ed upon a riveting infographic labeled The Making of a Designer Tee. The graphic focused on the markups of designer clothing. When I first saw the scale of these markups, I was in disbelief, even slightly enraged. But then a few of the comments...
Jan 9, 2012 | buy positively, Musings
A new crowdfunding platform called Lucky Ant launched this month. Their goal is to give small businesses the opportunity to raise capital in a disruptive way. Small businesses are often times strapped for cash and limited to the methods in which they can raise...
Jan 4, 2012 | buy positively, Musings
In 2007, Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador took a big risk and it’s paying dividends. Yasuni National Park is arguably the single most biologically diverse spot on earth. The park boasts more amphibian, bird, mammal, and plant species than anywhere on the...
Dec 29, 2011 | buy positively, Musings
We live in a world of exponentially increasing connections. We are all miraculously connected to one another in this giant circle and we as consumers are starting to care about this connection more and more. We want to buy from brands and companies that we feel...
Dec 28, 2011 | buy positively, Musings
What a great way to make use of some spare money that would otherwise get wasted. springwise: From unused subway fares, a monthly donation to charity Every year, some USD 52 million is lost by users of New York City’s MetroCard payment system when they replace old...
