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Sustainability is the gift that keeps on giving, so if you'd like to give a gift to the environment this December, make your holidays anti-plastic! Here are five ways you can use the latest eco-friendly technology to make sure your Christmas is just as convenient as ever. SET UP RECYCLING BINS. Nobody wants to sort through trash on their holiday, especially if you’re hosting all the parties! To avoid dealing with the waste, set up recycling and composting bins before any home holiday festivities. It’ll make your next trip to a local recycling center so much faster because everything will be organized and easier to manage. USE PAPER CONTAINERS FOR LEFTOVERS. Give your celebration a restaurant-from-home feel by storing and giving away leftovers in paper containers rather than plastic. Paper will dissolve and leave behind much less chemical residue than plastic. Want to make it look extra posh? Stamp the exterior with the family initials! CHANGE UP YOUR GIFT WRAP. Why use wrapping paper every year when you can make your packaging extra interesting, colorful, and creative? Use newspapers, magazines, comics, posters, maps, or even art by your kids to conceal your gifts this year. RENT, BORROW, OR RETHINK YOUR TABLEWARE. If you’re missing proper tableware for your holiday celebration, don’t despair — some companies will actually let you rent out their dishes for your special evening! You can also borrow tableware from friends and family. But you don’t have to use metal tableware. Try following another culture’s customs and serve your food on local ingredients, like palm leaves, coconuts, or wood. LOCALIZE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. If you can buy ingredients like fresh meat or vegetables from local farms, you won’t use as much plastic packaging and you’ll support small businesses at the same time! Never buy one-use plastics if you don’t have to. For every holiday tradition, ask yourself: Can I reduce, reuse, or recycle any components to this? We hope you have a happy, eco-friendly holiday! 5 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY EXTRA ECO-FRIENDLY THIS YEAR
1. HOW HAVE YOU ADAPTED TO YOUR NEW ROLE AT FAI? TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. As we look in the rearview mirror, we can clearly see when we have passed from one season in life to another. It is often during those very changes that growth opportunities are the most pronounced. Just this week, I heard someone say that without friction, there cannot be any traction. When Pat and
Chris completed the purchase of FAI in 2019, I moved into the role of a consultant to them while continuing to be a coach in FAI University. It is a win-win for everyone, as I can be very focused on only a few things, including working with Nick on client service, while the owners and management team lead the firm into a bigger future.
2. WHAT WAS THE PERSONAL HIGHLIGHT OF 2020 FOR YOU?
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. 2020 introduced the need to be creative on steroids. For roughly six weeks in the early March to mid-April period, we were all suddenly introduced to serious uncertainty. Embracing a "so what, now what?" mindset, we forged our way into higher levels of productivity and delivered value to our clients. 2020 also presented our lifetime clients and advisors confirmation that the Financial Architecture Experience™ was created for just these seasons of uncertainty. The principles that support the truth of our process were tested in 2020, and they passed with flying colors.
3. WHAT FORECAST DO YOU SEE FOR FINANCIAL ARCHITECTS IN 2021 AND BEYOND?
At Financial Architects, Inc., we believe everyone has the potential for a greater net worth, higher levels of retirement income, and a larger financial legacy for their loved ones than they are on pace to achieve. When you stop and think about that statement for a minute, you would have to agree that the key word here is "potential." Since that will always be true to varying degrees, our ideal lifetime clients will continue to rely on us to make progress on Empowering Financial Freedom® for them and their families. Forever.
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