So for this month, I’m trying to curb my own impulse to go to the giant stores that I am oh so comfortable with to try getting most of what I need from neighborhood ones nearby.
And one of the things that I’ve already gotten out of buying local is snacks.
Such good snacks.
Snacks I never would have tried before.
Snacks that fit my dietary needs that I thought would be too tough to match.
Snacks that are crunchy and not too sweet and just the right amount to last a couple of days.
Snacks that are cheap.
Like I know some of the benefits are the connections from going down the block or knowing that my money is going to my neighbors instead of lining pockets so far away.
But my goodness, I’m definitely enjoying the snacks.
Now knowing that they’re so close is a little problematic. And knowing how kind the shopkeepers are probably will make me just want to get so many more especially the colder it gets. And I’m also fortunate that there’s also a variety of fresh food in the area that I can access and that snacks aren’t my only option.
So I’ll need to keep an eye out and make sure that I’m not buying more of them than I would have if I was still going to other stores.
But for the snacks I was going to get anyway, I’m ok with collateral benefits that just taste so good.