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Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change

Author/Illustrator: Tanja Hester
Adult
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$ 1795 USD

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How do we vote with our dollars, not just to make ourselves feel good, but to make a real difference?

Wallet Activism challenges you to rethink your financial power so can feel confident spending, earning, and saving money in ways that align with your values.


While we call the American system a democracy, capitalism is the far more powerful force in our lives. The greatest power we have—especially when political leaders won’t move quickly enough—is how we use our money: where we shop, what we buy, where we live, what institutions we entrust with our money, who we work for, and where we donate determines the trajectory of our society and our planet. While our votes and voices are essential, too, Wallet Activism helps you use your money for real impact.
 
It can feel overwhelming to determine “the right way” to spend: a choice that might seem beneficial to the environment may have unintended consequences that hurt people. And marketers are constantly lying to you, making it hard to know what choice is best. Wallet Activism empowers us to vote with our wallets by making sense of all the information coming at us, and teaching us to cultivate a more holistic mindset that considers the complex, interrelated ecosystems of people and the planet together, not as opposing forces.
 
From Tanja Hester, Our Next Life blogger and author of Work Optional, comes the mindset-shifting guide to help you put your money where your values are. Wallet Activism is not a list of dos and don’ts that will soon become outdated, nor does it call for anti-consumerist perfection.
 
Instead, it goes beyond simple purchasing decisions to explore:
    The impacts a financial decision can have across society and the environment
    How to create a personal spending philosophy based on your values
    Practical questions to quickly assess the “goodness” of a product or an entity you may buy from
    The ethics of earning money, choosing what foods to eat, employing others, investing responsibly, choosing where to live, and giving money away
 
For anyone interested in leaving the world better than you found it, Wallet Activism helps you build habits that will make your money matter.

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