WANTED: Sustainable Gifts
Giving an undesired gift used to be considered better than nothing. “At least it’s thoughtful, right?” Not anymore, at least not in my book.
The question is all over the place, “Is consumerism sustainable?” In its current form the answer is clearly no. Now, not only are you giving someone a random object that will take up space, you’re potentially giving them a guilt trip for wasting natural resources on their behalf. How thoughtful!
Here’s a suggestion: Give your friends and family a gift that will keep on giving. One that can be immediately converted to cash if they so choose, but that is more likely to give them a warm feeling inside for the next 8-12 months… at which point they can re-use it for the same warm feeling, or withdraw it for that cash if it turns out they need it… with the cycle continuing endlessly. Now there’s a great gift!
To those of you who insist on giving me gifts, the #1 thing on my wish list would be Kiva gift certificates to help grow my portfolio. Thanks & happy gift giving!
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