California Community Adopts Own Currency To Help Local Businesses

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 California Community Adopts Own Currency To Help Local Businesses When in Davis, California, you can leave your greenbacks at home. Taking the concept of 'buying local' to another level, this city of approximately 65,000 has created its own currency to encourage residents to keep their money local, Fox News reports. Read the rest of the story on The Huffington Post. LOOK: Adopt Me, Maybe? WATCH: Homeless Student Makes It To Harvard! WATCH: How A Dog Saves A Diabetic Girl's Life.. Every Day WATCH: Only 12, And Already A CEO And A Philanthropist Is This Woman The World's Most Generous Teacher? BLOG POSTS Janet Balis: It's a Good Day When Good Things Happen to Good People This was not a business story, but rather one of facing life without fear and being grateful for every precious second we all have on this earth. Mary Bruce: Logan -- A First Class Act! It's inconceivable to think that anyone would dump a young cat on the street but, unfortunately, it happens too often. Steven Cohen: The State of the Union: The View From America's Front Porch While we should be deeply concerned about the inability of our economy to generate sufficient employment, and most Americans are concerned about the economy, most people do not see a crisis. How do Americans in 2012 feel about their quality of life? Rob Asghar: 5 Steps for a Strong Career Launch The coming years could well be a long purgatory for tens of thousands of college graduates. But they can be a gold rush for that 10 percent of the crowd who are able to capitalize on existing opportunities -- and who can create new ones. Logan Nakyanzi Pollard: How Do You Take Back Your Life? Last weekend Wendy Ida emailed me that she was going to an event. It being a holiday, I was thinking it'd involve the beach. But no -- Ida was gearing up for a competition, and went on to win two first-place trophies. Ida's 60 years old.

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