Satisfaction
How can our spending best support our personal goals?

• Spend more to increase effectiveness and decrease stress.
• Spend less to decrease clutter and busyness, and to savor more what we already have.

Sustainability
How can our spending promote environmental balance?

• Spend more to support environmentally sound goods and services.
• Spend less to use fewer resources, share, re-use, and recycle.

Sharing
How can our spending further the well-being of our global family?

• Spend more to support goods and services made under fair conditions.
• Spend less so more money can go toward those who need it.

Spirit
How can our spending energize our core purpose?

• Spend more to better fulfill those purposes.
• Spend less to more clearly see and hear our inner wisdom.

Good Times to Use These Questions

• When we face difficult spending decisions
• When we evaluate our expenditures for the year
• When we face a big question about how to "spend" our time

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