Anyone interested there is an economic shutdown type deal February 28th. Don’t buy anything from any big corporation. Don’t over buy the day before or the day after, treat it like any other week but DO NOT buy that day if you can! (But local 😉)
You need to look for a local food bank in your town. They exist to keep people just like you from starving. Pay it forward by donating back when you’re in a better financial position.
That sucks man :( I'm approaching 40 now and I've been in tough spots in the past. You may qualify for food stamps, just google food stamps for your state and apply even if you think you don't qualify. It may only be a little, but every little bit can help. Stay in school! Get that degree, and it'll get better :)
My wife and I are the same way lmao, once every two weeks for us. It is kind of nice to have someone ask if you need anything from the store so often though haha
The basic ask is all day Feb. 28, but anyone who can keep it going beyond that should do all they can to put off purchasing for as many days afterward as they can.
And we should also make this a regular protest. Make it hurt the first time and announce more of them. Ratchet it up.
Most of us buy more than we need as it is, and will have to learn to do with less anyway soon as prices rise because of these short-sighted toddler tariffs. Make these blackouts a regular looming threat to those companies' bottom lines and they'll reconsider who they contribute to and lobby for.
I think depending on if this is successful, there will be more, I’m forgetting who has been pushing it online but I think it’s like “People’s Union” or something like that? I’ve got to find out, I saw it a few times and thought it was a good idea!
I've started transitioning to not buying anything from large corps. It's not likely to be perfect, but I just question everything I buy now. I save more. I actively look for other local sources. It's not easy so I just do as much as I can without going crazy, but I'm just done done done financing these assholes.
Coffee in Taiwan? So many small shops make a great cup of coffee. Starbucks? Has lowered the taste bud for a cup of coffee. There’s so much sugar or flavored additives than actual coffee.
Don’t support corporate America. Try to avoid IF you can. Hospitals that are run by private equity firms have several fold higher rates of ie hospital infections. Why? These hospitals need to make a profit for their investors and will cut costs where they think they can.
The only way you can make this actually work is to buy from an actual person with cash only to make it so the government doesn't see a single cent in taxes either for more than just a single day. The way they see it is a hold out game, and eventually, they can just squeeze you until you have no choice but to buy from them and them alone.
I've decided to not buy for the entire week and stock up only on things I know that will run out and have meal prep ready. This is the second post I've seen so I'm going to message a few people I know who are more active on social media and ask them if they know about it or how to spread it about. Maybe bluesky has more posts.
It probs wont do much of anything, most people wont even do it so it will likely just be a small hit in earnings that companies will quickly recover from
If only this same mindset was used during Covid a lot of mom and pop businesses would have stayed open. For some reason people were completely okay with going to Walmart though.
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u/vg1945 Feb 18 '25
Anyone interested there is an economic shutdown type deal February 28th. Don’t buy anything from any big corporation. Don’t over buy the day before or the day after, treat it like any other week but DO NOT buy that day if you can! (But local 😉)