Shopaholic Reform: Early Week Daily Damages

Wednesday, February 24

Early Week Daily Damages

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

$3.50 - Coffee and Bagel at Dunks (gift card!)
$2.00 - Sunchips and a Diet Pepsi from the vending machine (very snacky today...I think it has to do with the dreariness of the rain)
$25 - BuyonWithMe (Manicure & Pedicure...usually $61)
$185.63- REI (only $110 out of pocket thanks to the REI birthday gift card from Matt)

Solid start to a week! Not so solid of a finish however. BUT a pedicure to kick off spring is kinda a tradition and let's face it a necessity. Nobody needs my post-winter feet in their lives without a little professional attention beforehand. Not to mention a pedicure alone is usually more than $25, so really this bargain was just too good to pass up! Am I right or am I right?!

Wondering what the $185 purchase at REI is? Well, I'll tell you. I am now the proud new owner of Scarpa Kailash GTX Hiking Boots! Yup, went with the Scarpas, they got great reviews and I was to hesitant to stray away from Vibram soles. Granted they're not in my possession yet, but according to my order confirmation, they arrive at the Boston store on March 10th, hopefully they fit. Fingers crossed.

Here's a little something to refresh your memory.

It can almost be guaranteed that I buy myself some superfeet when I go to REI to pick them up. I love me some superfeet, they're life changing.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Well done, my friend, well done!; February 25, 2010 at 1:29 PM

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Something to Chew On...

The downside to Globalization

1. “The general complaint about globalization is that it has made the rich richer while making the non-rich poorer. It is wonderful for managers and investors, but hell on workers and nature.”¹

2. Multinational corporations are accused of social injustice, unfair working conditions (including slave labor wages and poor living and working conditions), as well as a lack of concern for the environment, mismanagement of natural resources, and ecological damage.

3. Multinational corporations which were previously restricted to commercial activities are increasingly influencing political decisions. Many think there is a threat of corporations ruling the world because they are gaining power due to globalization.

4. Opponents say globalization makes it easier for rich companies to act with less accountability. They also claim that countries’ individual cultures are becoming overpowered by Americanization.

5. Anti-globalists also claim that globalization is not working for the majority of the world. During the most recent period of rapid growth in global trade and investment, 1960 to 1998, inequality worsened both internationally and within countries. The UN Development Program reports that the richest 20 percent of the world's population consume 86 percent of the world's resources, while the poorest 80 percent consume just 14 percent.

6. Some experts think that globalization is also leading to the incursion of communicable diseases. Deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS are being spread by travelers to the remotest corners of the globe.

7. Globalization has led to exploitation of labor. Prisoners and child workers are used to work in inhumane conditions. Safety standards are ignored to produce cheap goods. There is also an increase in human trafficking.

8. Social welfare schemes or “safety nets” are under great pressure in developed countries because of deficits and other economic ramifications of globalization.

As manufacturing continues to decline, so does our ability to innovate. In the long term, this means fewer well-paid jobs, lower productivity, declining wages, declining living standards and low economic growth. Globalization is a big part of this decline and will affect all jobs and all sectors of the economy. From the point of view of multinational corporations and Wall Street investors, globalization is probably viewed as a wonderful phenomenon with many opportunities. But from the point of view of American manufacturers, manufacturing workers, the middle class, professional service workers and overall economic growth, I think the disadvantages far out weigh the advantages.

-Mike Collins, The Pros and Cons of Globalization (2010)