Thanks to Matthew over at 8coupons.com, my holiday headache is a little less, well–headache-y. Wait! you say. It’s not even Halloween yet, for ghosts’ sake. Why bring this all up now? Because we all know a bad economy when we see one. Look for Christmas displays starting now, or even in some cases where I [...]
Ever feel like you aren’t really making a difference? Well, at the SF Food Bank, you can. Just in the past month, support like you and I can give has helped them source and distribute a huge bounty of fresh fruits and veggies, like 27,900 mangoes and 240,000 potatoes. How Can You Help? 1) Use [...]
I don’t usually post about high school scholarships, but this one comes to me via a friend who can vouch for this group (she just returned from an amazing trip to Dominican Republic). And since it is community-minded, I am all for it. The scholarship is being offered to Jewish (or Jewish-identified) high students. There [...]
These innovative, do-good and just plain cool online companies led the way in 2010 — and will keep moving forward into 2011 and beyond. Some are new and others are “seasoned” players, but all made news in 2010. 1 – Groupon Turning down a 6 bil buyout takes guts, and clearly Groupon has that, and [...]
Put an End to Popcorn Canisters Last year, I reviewed Giving Note, an e-card company that lets you donate to a charity of your’s – or your recipient’s – choice. I am happy to say that they are still around – and thriving. The process is still very simple: Log on to givingnote.org Buy your [...]
Earth Day (April 22) is Approaching Perhaps you’ve seen those little bumperstickers that say “Carbon Balanced – TerraPass“? Well, if you drive regularly, and who doesn’t, consider going green and buying carbon offsets for all those emissions. According to AAA, each year, the average car emits about 10K pounds in carbon dioxide. And as an [...]
Here’s my list of ten local innovative do-good companies Bay Area companies doing cool things in 2009 (and beyond). All the companies below maintain offices or retail stores in the Bay Area. When you support these companies (buy or invest locally), you are helping to create jobs in the local SF Bay Area community, and [...]
There used to be a popular bumper sticker around the Bay Area that said, “It’s Your Town – Slow It Down” – presumably aimed at drivers who were going too fast, especially through small towns on their way to the beach. A different kind of slowing down is happening in culinary circles around the Bay [...]
I wasn’t sure I could stomach writing one more frugal eating tips article (where’s the beef, anyway?) so I turned to self-styled gracious frugal living expert Andi Blackwell of ModernTightwad, to give me a hand in the kitchen. I asked her the gastronomical question, “How to save money but still eat really well?” and she [...]
