mandatory personal finance class

Should Personal Finance be Taught in School?

Should basic personal financial literacy and skills be taught in school? It’s an interesting idea and one that I happen to support. There is a growing movement to implement such classes in school. A quick Google search will pull up commentary from financial gurus, financial websites, colleges and universities, and parent and teacher groups all…

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What’s that in my Yard?

If you’ve spent any time at all in America, chances are you’ve seen the little pieces of wireframe and plastic that pop up to dot everyone’s yards so often. Particularly, around the first week of November these apparitions appear, disappearing as quickly as they came into being. We’re speaking of course about yard signs. Drive…

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Vacationing on a Budget

We recently returned from a 10-day trip out west. We hiked in the Nevada high desert, went to Lake Tahoe, stayed a few nights in Yosemite National Park, sat in hot springs in the California Mountains, spent 3 days in San Francisco, visited the Red Wood Forest on the California coast, and hiked in several…

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Personal Financial Update, NOV 2019

November is here and with it comes the falling leaves, chilly nights, and shorter days.  They are calling for snow showers in the next few days. I bought oil for the tanks to keep the furnace running, and I got a load of firewood for our camp for the winter.  Hunting season is fast approaching…

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