Think about which three independently owned businesses you'd miss most if they were gone. Stop in & say hello. Pick up a little something that will make someone smile. Your contribution is what keeps those businessess around.
If half of the employed U.S. population spent $50 each month in independently owned businesses, their purchases would generate an estimated $42.6 billion of revenue.
For every $100 spent in independently owned businesses, $68 returns to the local economy. Spend it online and nothing comes home.
Pick 3. Spend 50.
Save your local economy.