On our 💸 for this week: Financial institutions today are valued at around $26.5 trillion, but banks don’t store your money for you for free.

On the alternatives: Look for B-Corp banks and Global Alliance for Banking on Values banks and credit unions. These banks and businesses are committed to sustainability, and/or social and environmental transparency and accountability.

On this week’s subject: A person who menstruates will have around 450 periods in their life, and will likely use single-use tampons/pads, which comes to an average of 11000 tampons in for just one person overall.

How you can make a difference: Don’t flush your period products down the toilet, normalize talking about periods, donate to reduce period poverty, and look for period products that are safer for your body and the environment.

On our subject this week: ☕️ is the world's second largest traded commodity and employs over 125 million people in an industry worth over $10B. 400 million cups of coffee are consumed every day

On our health: Unless you are buying certified organic coffee, your coffee likely has chemical toxins. Also, k-cup brewers can cause endocrine disruptors to leech into your coffee and body.