Join Alex and Brit as they chat with Emily Hoffman of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership and Susan O'Brien of The Kitchen Table in Sacramento about Small Business Saturday and the importance of shopping local this holiday season (and get tips on how and where to shop small!). After that, Brit and Alex chat with two professional experts at SAFE Credit Union, James Richie, Senior Manager of Debit and Credit Card Services and Mike McCarthy, Chief Information Officer who discuss how to safely use your card while shopping online this season. To check out some of the resources highlighted in this episode visit the links below.  Browse all that the Kitchen Table in Sacramento (@kitchentablesac) has to offer, place an online order, and sign up for Susan's newsletter here: https://www.kitchentablesac.com/ Look through the Downtown Sacramento Partnership's site (@DowntownSac) and directory to explore all that downtown Sacramento has to offer: https://www.godowntownsac.com/explore/ Last but not least, here's info on some of the small businesses mentioned in this episode -- check them out!  Hao Bao Dumplings -- http://haobaodumplings.com/ Estelle Bakery -- https://estellebakery.com/ Capital Books on K -- https://capitalbooksonk.com/ Stage Nine -- https://www.stagenine.com/ Allspicery -- https://www.allspicery.com/ Good Bottle Shop -- https://www.goodbottleshop.com/ Tomato Alley Collective -- https://tomatoalleycollective.square.site/ Strapping Store -- https://strappingstore.com/ Pomegranate Boutique -- https://www.thepomegranateboutique.com/ Krazy Mary's -- https://krazymarys.com/ East Village Book Shop -- https://bookshop.org/shop/eastvillage Wild Sisters Book Company -- http://wildsistersbookco.com/ Warehouse Creative -- https://www.warehousecreativesac.com/ Putah Creek Cafe -- http://www.putahcreekcafe.com/ Milestone -- https://www.milestoneedh.com/ Mom & Pop's Chicken Shop -- https://www.chxshp.com/ To contact the hosts, email us at Podcast@safecu.org To learn more about SAFE Credit Union products and services visit: https://www.safecu.org/