Good Giving: 40 Under $40


Welcome to the 2011 Well Spent holiday gift guide. This year, I set out to gather an assortment of high-quality, low-cost goods that, though small enough to fit in a stocking, are a bit more enduring and useful than your typical stuffers. Most of the items are made in the US, and all of them are under $40 (not including shipping). Here’s to a healthy and sane holiday season. Read More »

Good Giving: 40 Under $40, pt. 2


Part 2 of the 2011 Well Spent Holiday Gift Guide. 40 items, all socially-responsible, and all under $40. Read More »

Infusion Rucksacks


I don’t usually think of backpacks when I think of summer (I tend to prefer totes when the mercury is high, since they leave my back free to breath easy), but there’s something so undeniably summer-y about the Rucksacks from Portland, OR’s Infusion. Handcrafted by the designer, the bags offer a softer take on a classic utilitarian style; just as strong, and able to carry just as much, but in much less rigid, much more warm weather appropriate form. Read More »