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The vast majority of us feel so much financial stress in our lives that we feel hopeless about our futures, let alone the future of our succeeding generations – let alone our planet!

We all know that climate change is one of the – if not the – most pressing issues of our time, but not enough is being done by the powers-that-be to tackle it. At the same time, we feel powerless to do much about it ourselves at an individual level. However here at A Play Studio, we believe that you don’t have to choose between taking care of your financial future and taking care of our planet’s future – it’s a false dichotomy.

In summary, it is actually possible to alleviate your financial stressors while simultaneously making a significant positive impact in global efforts to tackle climate change.

Continue reading below to find out how…

How we can empower you

Aligning your spending patterns with your vision for your financial future and your value of eco-friendly lifestyle will create a win-win scenario for your wallet and our planet.

Taking control of your expenditure is the most effective way to take charge of your financial destiny1. Furthermore in the consumerist capitalist society we live in today, where money, i.e., capital, from consumers like you flows is what primarily determines which businesses will thrive and which won’t make it2.

Therefore, consciously directing your own money towards businesses that prioritize sustainability practices will allow them to flourish, whereas directing your money away from businesses that harm the planet through their processes will cause them to falter. In fact, mindful consumption is our best hope to save the future of ourselves, our future generations, and our only planet Earth.

Continue reading below to find out what we can offer to transform yourself into a financially-savvy eco-warrior…

  1. since your income and investment returns are largely determined by factors outside your control. ↩︎

  2. Just think what the rise of smartphones did to the point-and-click camera industry. ↩︎

The Services We Offer

We offer tools to enable you to clearly see where your precious lifetime-capital (which is your most valuable financial resource – more valuable than even the money you posses) is flowing. In addition, our tools will provide you with a precise picture of exactly where you are in your financial journey (backed by the results of rigorous analysis), as well as how long you may need to reach your financial goals.

Armed with this knowledge, you can make critical life-decisions, e.g., if it makes sense to quit your job now to pursue something meaningful, and if not, how long you should wait before you’ll have enough to do so for a given amount of time without worrying about going broke. The tools we provide you will open your eyes to see if you are truly getting the most out of your lifetime-capital, and also if you’re spending your hard-earned money in ways that align with your own priorities and values in your life.

Using our tools will provide you with some beneficial side-effects, too, such as the following.

  1. You’ll become a very hard target for financial fraud.
  2. You may start developing in-demand skills that will help propel your career further.
  3. You will probably become an inspiration for your friends, family, and other connections.

In summary, we will enable you to make the most of your lifetime-capital by guiding you in the journey towards mindful consumption, which is the most powerful approach to securing both your personal as well as the global future.

About Us

We’re philomaths who ardently believe that awakening individuals to the real power of their consumption habits is the most effective way to prevent the collapse of civilization due to climate change.

Schools can teach us many wonderful things, but the one thing that’s critically missing from most school curricula is how to effectively manage our money. This leads to a situation where the vast majority of us feel chained to our unfulfilling jobs as we desperately try to keep up with the Joneses, while unwittingly contributing to planetary destruction. But once you begin the process of transforming your lifestyle by following mindful consumption, you’ll soon realize that you can influence not just your own destiny, but that of society at large.

Our belief is that if enough people follow a sustainable lifestyle, we can change the course of our planet’s evolution towards a better future for ourselves, our future generations, and all the living beings on the planet.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.

– Margaret Mead

To get to know us better through our writing, please check out our blog .