A private ledger for shoppers
Log what you spend, mark each place as independent, a franchise, a chain or online, and Small Local works out your local share for the month: overall, by category, and against a goal you set.
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A month, worked out
This example uses made-up places. A real book does exactly the same arithmetic with your own entries, and nobody but the holder of the link sees them.
41% stayed local
46% with local franchises counted in
| Category | Spent | Local |
|---|---|---|
| Groceries | $115.70 | 27% |
| Clothing and gifts | $45.99 | 0% |
| Dining out | $26.80 | 100% |
| Books and hobbies | $22.00 | 100% |
| Hardware and home | $18.75 | 100% |
| Coffee and treats | $12.40 | 0% |
Biggest lever: Groceries. Moving a quarter of what went elsewhere there ($21.05) to independent places would have made this month 50% local.
Four kinds of place
Small Local never looks a business up or decides for you. You know your town; pick the kind that fits each place when you log it.
Owned and run here, not part of a chain
A locally owned franchise trading under a chain's name
A regional or national chain or big-box store
Bought online from a seller outside your area
Starting a book gives you a private link. Keep it somewhere safe: it is the only key, and we store only a scrambled form of it.
There are no business listings, ratings or reviews here, and no ads. The places you type stay in your book and are never shown to anyone else.
Set a monthly goal from 0 to 100%. The book shows how close each month came, without streaks, badges or reminders.
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