Simplifying Society’s Problem of Inequity

Are you one of those people who just understand everything about the almighty dollar? Do you make your money work for you, you’re able to work for pleasure, you own multiple businesses and financial security isn’t something you’re worried about?

Probably not.

If you’re like over 70% of Americans (according to Forbes and MarketWatch) – you probably live paycheck to paycheck, simply meaning that if you were laid off tomorrow with no severance or unemployment benefits, you would likely be pretty worried about paying your rent/mortgage. Look, there’s nothing to feel bad about there. The wealthiest 1% (think Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates) are where they are at because they are titans of industry, sure – and they know how to grow their profits at the expense of everyone else. Moreover, there are laws governing the financial system that benefit those who own giant corporations or have massive wealth.

While most of us would probably not vote for the laws that shaped this system that the super wealthy benefit from (why would you?!) – chances are, you probably support it unknowingly. Most people don’t vote in their local elections, and you can have that new bookshelf shipped directly from Amazon to your door tomorrow. We get it.

What if you could say “No, thanks” to making Bezos richer and help build wealth for yourself and those around you?

The good news is that YOU can. You can “opt out” of the system that has been built meticulously around us by making some small changes in your life. We’re not asking you to stop shopping with Amazon, throw out your MacBook and start sewing your own clothing. We’re also not saying you should dump your big bank (well.. maybe we are) or get everything you eat from a farmer’s market. You can do all of that, but for most of us, that’s simply not realistic.

There are a couple of small things you can do to start growing your personal and local economy while we work on building this awesome utility that should make all of this easy for you and explain the “Why” behind it.

Take a deep breath, Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Open a savings account at a locally-owned bank or credit union. Throw $5 per week in it and forget about it.
Drive the extra mile and get your coffee at a local roaster rather than a Starbucks twice a week.
Consider voting for your next state representative. Representation is EVERYTHING, give yourself a voice.