Invest in Me, invest in Yourself!

The world is turning upside down before our very eyes. Most of us are able to go on quietly with our lives, thankful that we have our jobs, our houses, and our health. But all around us there are signs of the coming change. The stock market bombed, Bernie made-off with the rest of our savings, and our tax money is being funneled right into the pockets of the bank executives. Is there anywhere safe to put our money? Even if we hide it under our bed, inflation will dwindle our savings faster than the mouse can eat it. The dollar is strong right now because the whole WORLD is in trouble, and for some reason they trust the US. But only until they realize that we are in worse shape than they are. We have to change our strategies, and we have to change fast. We need to start putting our money in places we can believe in. We need to invest in our friends and our family and our community. We need to invest in local food and local energy before things get really bad. Form a solar co-op, join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), and please, please, please move your money our of the big banks into a local credit union. Remember that even if you don't have large chunks of money to invest that you "invest" with every single dollar you spend. You can invest that money locally or shop at Wall-Mart and throw your money away. If you spend it locally, it will come back to you in some way. Your community will have greater depth and have more resillience to changes coming our way. And your neighbor will keep their job and their home and be able to feed themselves (hopefully) local food. Bon Appetite!