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Penny pinching by the experts
1 Dec 2011

Penny pinching by the experts

by Treebeard | posted in: Finance, Supermarkets | 0

Who has seen Channel 4’s The Ultimate Guide to Penny Pinching?  What do you think of it?  Is this the way we should all behave?

Do you know where your money goes?
14 Sep 2011

Do you know where your money goes?

by Treebeard | posted in: Finance, Renewables | 0

“Do you know what your bank does with the savings you entrust to it? Have you ever even wondered?”

Microcredit and Fairtrade lending
5 Jul 2010

Microcredit and Fairtrade lending

by Treebeard | posted in: Finance | 0

Grameen Bank Grameen Bank (GB) has reversed conventional banking practice by removing the need for collateral and created a banking system based on mutual trust, accountability, participation and creativity. GB provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural … Continued

fairtrade, microcredit
Practical Action
1 Mar 2010

Practical Action

by Treebeard | posted in: Finance, Health, Technology | 0

Practical Action is the name of the charity formerly known as the Intermediate Technology Design Group, which was set up by Fritz Schumacher, the economist and author of Small is Beautiful, A Guide for the Perplexed, Good Work and other books. Practical Action … Continued

design, education, Practical Action, Technology
Why the global economy is a Ponzi scheme and we are all Bernie Madoffs
6 Oct 2009

Why the global economy is a Ponzi scheme and we are all Bernie Madoffs

by Treebeard | posted in: Finance, General | 0

We have constructed the grandest of Ponzi schemes by living off future generations. Alternet By Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. Posted March 10, 2009.

future generations, global economy, Ponzi scheme

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