Shop Local Saturday

I'm stealing today's idea because I really like it.  I generally believe that it is in most every one's best interest for consumers to be able to purchase goods from the sources that can most cheaply provide them.  I've also found that some of the coolest and most unique stores (not to mention best service) I've ever shopped in have a single location and are owned by the person behind the cash register.  The great thing about shopping local is the way money travels.  Imagine you spend exactly one dollar on a mug from a local company.  That dollar you spent then goes to cover the cost of the mug, payroll for the owner selling you the mug, rent and utilities for the store owner, insurances, etc.  Because the store owner is local he will pay his employee and that dollar will recirculate locally.  Any profit the owner gets during the year he will most likely spend locally and so it goes.  What a great way to spur the economy in your own back yard.