DO THIS. Our collective efforts leading up to Bank Transfer Day resulted in over 650,000 people transferring over $8 billion dollars from corporate banks to independent credit unions. (And it was tremendously well-covered in the mainstream media, too - oh wait.)
Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving - is traditionally one of the largest shopping days of the year. Resist being treated as just another income stream for the major corporations. Buy in cash. Buy local. Boycott corporate chain businesses.
I’ve already got my lineup of local businesses to hit on Friday. Though being out in the world on Black Friday is the bane of my existence, this is important to me. Target doesn’t need any more of my money. But Ann’s House of Nuts, now there’s an idea I can get behind!
