For me, it’s The Currant Organic General Store, a great store that always has funky, eco-cool stuff and is owned by a funky eco-cool woman, Angie; For my husband, it’s Cityview, a mom-and-pop greasy spoon that looks as old as it is. My kids love Attic Books, a second-hand bookstore on our city’s main street that holds untold treasures…priced for kid-sized allowances.
Most of us have our favorite local spots, where the owner knows us, or where he’ll order in what we want even though he won’t make a profit on it. You know the places I mean.
An organization is urging us to put our money where our memories are. The 3/50 Project offers up this simple formula: Pick three establishments we would hate to lose in our lives. Then commit to supporting each of them, to the tune of $50/month. You can finesse it to suit your budget. But check out all the reasons why it’s good business to support local businesses at the350project.net