Guides: vote with your money
141 short, sourced guides to spending by your values, in 22 categories. No ads, never sponsored. Open any guide below, or use the interactive tool →
Food49
- Beans and legumes: format, sodium, and cost
- Biscuits: portions, sugar, and palm oil
- Bread: whole grain, fiber, and serving size
- Breakfast cereal: sugar, fiber, and serving size
- Butter: use, frequency, and dairy impact
- Canned fish: species, mercury, and sourcing
- Canned tomatoes: ingredients, salt, and can size
- Canned vegetables: salt, ingredients, and value
- Cereal bars: sugar, fiber, and serving size
- Cheese: use, sodium, and dairy impact
- Chocolate spread: sugar, cocoa, and palm oil
- Crackers: grain, sodium, and serving size
- Crisps: sodium, serving size, and packaging
- Dark chocolate: cocoa sourcing, sugar, and certification
- Dried fruit: added sugar and serving size
- Eggs: welfare labels, safety, and budget
- Energy drinks: caffeine, sugar, and serving size
- Fish and seafood: species, mercury, and sourcing
- Flour and baking mixes: grain, additives, and use
- Frozen pizza: portions, sodium, and protein
- Frozen vegetables: ingredients, format, and value
- Fruit jam: sugar, fruit content, and serving size
- Fruit juice: sugar, serving size, and frequency
- Granola: serving size, sugar, and ingredients
- Honey: origin, label detail, and use
- Hummus: ingredients, sodium, and serving size
- Ice cream: portions, ingredients, and dairy impact
- Ketchup: sugar, sodium, and serving size
- Mayonnaise: oil, eggs, packaging, and use
- Milk: nutrition, climate, and use
- Nut butter: ingredients, sugar, and oil
- Nuts: portions, salt, and packaging
- Oats: format, sugar, and value
- Olive oil: grade, origin, harvest date, and storage
- Pasta sauce: tomatoes, sugar, and sodium
- Pasta: grain, protein, and sauce
- Pickles: sodium, sugar, and serving size
- Plant-based meat: protein, processing, and impact
- Plant-based milk: use, nutrition, and impact
- Plant-based yogurt: protein, sugar, and fortification
- Ready meals: sodium, protein, portions, and price
- Rice: grain, format, packaging, and cost
- Salad dressing: sodium, sugar, fat, and portions
- Soda: sugar, caffeine, and serving size
- Soup: sodium, portions, and ingredients
- Spices and seasonings: salt, freshness, and packaging
- Tea: sourcing, packaging, and use
- Tofu: texture, protein, and use
- Yogurt: sugar, protein, and use
Technology18
- Browsers: tracking defaults, open code, and who pays
- Cloud storage: who holds the keys, tested encryption, and price
- Digital services: privacy, openness, and switching
- Email: who can read it, how easily you can leave, and who pays
- Federated social servers: operators, rules, and portability
- Headphones and earbuds: repairability, battery life, and what they collect
- Home internet: price, privacy, and local options
- Laptops: repairability, upgrades, and support life
- Messaging apps: encryption by default, what ties you in, and who pays
- Mobile carriers: privacy, fees, and coverage
- Notes apps: who can read them, open formats, and who pays
- Phones: support life, repairability, and privacy
- Right to repair: keeping devices in use
- Search engines: profiling, whose index, and who funds the results
- Self-hosting platforms: licensing, maintenance, and control
- Smart thermostats: energy use, privacy, and support
- Technology habits: attention, privacy, and control
- VPNs: threat models, trust, and jurisdiction
Personal care17
- Body wash: cleansing, fragrance, and skin tolerance
- Deodorant: sweat, fragrance, and skin tolerance
- Electric toothbrushes: ADA review, running costs, and battery waste
- Face cream: moisture, skin tolerance, and price
- Face wash: cleansing, ingredients, and skin tolerance
- Hair conditioner: hair type, formula, and tolerance
- Hand cream: ingredients, use, and refill options
- Lip balm: ingredients, refills, and use
- Menstrual cups and discs: fit, device records, and price per year
- Mouthwash: purpose, active ingredients, and tolerance
- Period products: comfort, access, cost, and waste
- Personal care: ingredients, certification, and evidence
- Razors: durable handles, blade cost, and waste
- Shampoo: scalp, hair type, and tolerance
- Soap: cleansing, fragrance, and packaging
- Sunscreen: protection, tolerance, and everyday use
- Toothpaste: fluoride, sensitivity, and tolerance
Home10
- Cleaning products: formula, task, and packaging
- Direct-drive solar: loads that can run without a battery
- Dish soap: formula, fragrance, and refill options
- Electricity suppliers: the price cap, green claims, and service
- Laundry: washing habits, energy, and detergent
- Mattresses: certified materials, trial and warranty, and price
- Off-grid power: price per watt-hour and cycle life
- Paper goods: recycled fiber, forests, and packaging
- Secondhand marketplaces: fees, buyer protection, and local pickup
- Washing machines: energy, durability, and repair
Media7
- Books: ownership, libraries, and seller choice
- Learning resources: teaching quality, openness, and attention
- Music streaming: artist pay, ownership, and privacy
- News literacy: ownership, incentives, and corrections
- News sources: independence, depth, and disclosure
- Podcast apps: listening privacy, portability, and staying power
- Video streaming: price, permanence, and viewing privacy