I have to agree that local money would be more of a hassle for me than an incentive. I always make an effort to shop local, especially for food, but also for other things. However, as I mentioned in another thread, Target and Best Buy, two huge box stores, are "local" for me, given that they are headquartered here and provide a really large number of jobs to the Twin Cities. I can honestly say that I only know a few people that live here that haven't worked for one or the other at some point in time. Also local for us - Caribou Coffee, Dunn Brothers, 3M, General Mills and Aveda.

I make an effort to buy local foods, and to eat at locally-owned restaurants that use locally grown produce and locally raised meats and dairy. There are some things I still consistently mail order when the price difference is huge, like camera lenses, or I can't find it locally, like Hawaiian coffee, but if I can get it here for a fair price I do. Shopping local is better for the environment too.

I've never been in a Walmart. I'm not even sure I've ever even seen a Walmart in person...