Originally Posted by darkfinger

+ a billion.

I`m almost Thirty and am still fighting the good fight. I don`t shop at box stores, I buy local whenever possible, I support small business, fair trade and organically grown.
I live in a nice house (rented to be fair), have a beautiful bike, I wonderful girlfriend and a groovy dog....I also live in Canada so I don`t have to worry about paying through the nose if my kid gets sick but the point is if you`re so hell bent on saving a quarter that you`re willing to by all your merchandise from a huge soulless mega corporation then you`re doing it wrong.
I do understand the lack of finances issue (I`m a bike mechanic which = poor) but I`ve discovered that with a little extra effort, you can avoid pandering to walmart and still support mom and pop businesses for not that much extra money.

Wow, sorry `bout the super rant....long day at the office.
Also just noticed that this is ssssooooo off the original topic.