Conversely, it’s incredibly easy to get swept up in the “I’m gonna do good!” thought and bite off more than you can chew. You see it with folks who get into privacy all the time; they actually MAKE the huge switches, get completely burnt, then go back to how they were feeling defeated.

Moderation isn’t just good advice those nervous to make big changes. It’s also a good mentality for those who want it all, but might forget that that doesn’t mean all at once.

this is exactly how to do it. Another thing: Cash.

It seems crazy, but the reality is that massive credit card companies and banks keep your money outside of your city/town and invest it there.

I just paid $20 for lunch at my local cafe. I know the guys who work there are getting paid off the books, so they're taking that same cash home and stopping at the bodega for food, and paying in cash, giving their kids allowance in that cash, shopping at the chinatown hardware stores in cash, etc....

the money gets multiplied and stays out of the hands of big corp. And the reaility is that, no matter how liberal, *ALL* big corporations are bad. ALL of them have a negative effect on your home town. ALL of them.

Small business + Cash whenever possible.

@catsalad
Cats do hate grapefruit...

We often let Freya sniff our food to assuage her curiosity, but with grapefruit...

*Freya walks closer to grapefruit*

I say, "Kitty's don't like grapefruit!"

*Freya sniffs at the grapefruit anyhow, then literally recoils and backs away in abject horror.*

@eniko says, "she has good taste", because she, too, hates grapefruit.