buy Archives - Youth Are Awesome https://youthareawesome.com/tag/buy/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:19:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Supporting Small Businesses: 5 Calgary Companies to Check Out! https://youthareawesome.com/supporting-small-businesses-5-calgary-companies-to-check-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supporting-small-businesses-5-calgary-companies-to-check-out https://youthareawesome.com/supporting-small-businesses-5-calgary-companies-to-check-out/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:19:17 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=117202 Calgary’s small businesses are vital for the development of our city. So many unique amd niche businesses can be found in the streets of downtown, selling homemade candles, pastries, socks, and more. As a thank-you for all the hard work that goes into each and every one of these small businesses, I compiled a list […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/supporting-small-businesses-5-calgary-companies-to-check-out/feed/ 0 The Trap of Consumerism: A Boxing Day Lesson https://youthareawesome.com/the-trap-of-consumerism-a-boxing-day-lesson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-trap-of-consumerism-a-boxing-day-lesson https://youthareawesome.com/the-trap-of-consumerism-a-boxing-day-lesson/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:12:55 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=115373 I was walking with my mom at Canadian Tire on Boxing Day—everyone’s favorite day of the year because it’s filled with the best deals. We were looking for a shower caddy when something caught my eye: a three-pack of pink pans marked down to $59.99. I was convinced my mom would buy them for me, […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/the-trap-of-consumerism-a-boxing-day-lesson/feed/ 1 Our Materialistic Society https://youthareawesome.com/materialistic-society/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=materialistic-society Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:31:01 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=39321 We are exposed to so much advertising everyday. Our society is continuously being consumed in a vast environment of the constant pursue to spend. Everywhere we go, we see ads for the latest phone, the latest shoe, the latest food. As a society, the push for us to spend our money on things we don’t […]

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]]> Calling all entrepreneurs! The Company Program registration is now open! https://youthareawesome.com/calling-entrepreneurs-company-program-registration-open-draft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calling-entrepreneurs-company-program-registration-open-draft Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:01:48 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=35508   Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Or perhaps interested in business, but unsure where to begin your adventure? Look no further than Junior Achievement of Souther Alberta’s “The Company Program”. Now, if you’ve been following Youth Are Awesome for a while, I’m sure you’ve  heard of this amazing opportunity in previous blogs showcasing the products […]

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]]> The Conscious Consumer – Part I https://youthareawesome.com/conscious-consumer-part/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conscious-consumer-part https://youthareawesome.com/conscious-consumer-part/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:48:29 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=20715 In Canada, consumers spend over $1.6 trillion each year on their purchases. In all of North America, we spend $26.4 trillion per year. That’s a pretty big economy! And to help you(th) navigate it, I’ve put together a short guide and set of resources. This will be a three-part series featuring 7 areas of consumerism. […]

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