You can't buy much for $2 these days, but in Philadelphia, you can feed yourself and a homeless neighbor with just a couple of bucks.
After leaving a successful Wall Street career because he found it unfulfilling, owner Mason Wartman opened Rosa's Fresh Pizza in late 2013. He had witnessed the popularity of the $1 pizza joints in New York City and decided that a the concept might work in his native Philadelphia.
Before long, the walls of Rosa's became covered in Post-it Notes. Each one signifies someone who has given a dollar so that that a homeless or hungry person can enjoy a meal at no cost. The messages on some are simple; others have drawings or a friendly letter. In the last year, Wartman reports that this system has provided more than 14,000 free slices for Philadelphians in need.
"This is way more rewarding than what I used to do on Wall Street," says Wartman. "I learn a ton every day. I meet really cool people, homeless and not homeless. I get to see a positive difference being made in a city that I really love, so what more could I ask for, right?"