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Companies Running Buy One, Donate One Programs For Those in Need

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During his worldly travels, in 2006 TOMS’ founder Blake Mycoskie found himself in Argentina and noticed that none of the children had their own pair of shoes. Both of these companies use our consumer behaviors and habits to do good around the globe for those in need.

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Scarcity – The Good and the Bad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In it, the author reports that: “This scarcity mindset consumes what Shafir calls “mental bandwidth” — brainpower that would otherwise go to less pressing concerns, planning ahead and problem-solving. Today it is very common, even in suburban neighborhoods to see white-tail deer wandering the streets in the Midwest.