Comments on: Take the SRI Challenge: What’s Your Most Socially Responsible Personal Finance Decision?

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:09:17 +0000

@Rabbiadar – Right on. Thanks! I like that phrase, “Stockholder activism.” I’d like to do more of that too. In Canada one of our best money managers, Stephen Jarislowsky, is a great small investor advocate and goes by his own ethical principles for investing (he’ll invest in Altria, but he practices ethical advocacy in the boardrooms – interesting.)

@David – very important point! So easy to forget.
@Andy – thanks, I look forward to reading it!

By: Rabbiadar

Rabbiadar — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:08:58 +0000

I do use ethical screens on investments, and
I’m looking into ramping up my stockholder
activism.

Beyond that, I try to look at the “whole picture”
of my budget and behavior. I try to avoid
waste. I drive a hybrid. I try to choose
carefully in my consumption.

And I keep on trying to learn. I enjoy reading
articles like this one.

By: David

David — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:49:22 +0000

One idea that everyone has to follow is to
buy only the necessary things when they go
to a store.Most of the stores are designed
big,bright and colorful to force people to
buy unnecessary items.You will not see a
clock in any store like Wallys.

So make a list and buy only those items.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:24:14 +0000

Good idea…I’ll write something soon. Thanks for the tag(back).

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:37:41 +0000

Curt, that’s a great idea. I hadn’t thought about education, but you’re right on. How important: “teach a person to fish…” I’m a huge believer in education and higher education too. I considered homeschool for myself once, too.

By: Curt

Curt — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:46:24 +0000

I would have to say … educating others. Starting with my own kids. We homeschool because we have come to realize that the public school system in America is no longer working. The entire world is scoring higher then our kids on the national tests. The public school system is a mess, teaching evolution and safe sex while the rest of the world is teaching math and reading.

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:25:18 +0000

If by waste we include “clutter,” too, that’s also a great idea – since clutter can hold you back in so many ways. Interesting idea: financial clutter?

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:50:15 +0000

Hmm, that’s a good question. I think it’s probably my giving to an excellent charity. But it could as easily be a desire to avoid waste. I’m just not sure how well I’m doing at things like avoiding waste.