Dave Says

Dear Dave,My wife and I started out broke when we married.Since then, we’ve been very blessed in our work and investments.We’re currently looking at retiring early in a few years, with a nest egg of somewhere between $8 million and $12 million.

Update from Senator Jacobson

As committee hearings come to an end, the Legislature will move to all-day floor debate after this week. The first half of the legislative session has proven to be fairly productive if you measure the session by number of bills passed and progress of bills advanced from committee.

Pieces of Me

As a journalist, I love a good quote. It always excites me to come away from an interview with quotable quotes.

Dave Says

Dear Dave, I started listening to your show, and following the Baby Steps, three months ago. I’m already seeing great results with my money. Over the weekend, I spent time looking at parttime jobs to help me pay off debt faster and keep moving forward with my finances.

Update from Senator Jacobson

All committee and individual priority bills were due last Friday and requests for Speaker priority bills were due last Thursday. The Speaker will announce his selections for Speaker priority bills on Monday.

Pieces of Me

I was recently on a committee to judge high school applications for a statewide scholarship, where the essay question was, “What does your hometown mean to you?”Several of the essays earned the full 70% on the score sheet from me. Others, I wrote in my notes, “Eh” and “Ok.

Dave Says

Dear Dave, I’ve been listening to your show, and following the Baby Steps, for about a year. But I received some news from a family member recently, and I’m not sure what to tell them. One of my cousins just discovered she has cancer.

Pieces of Me

I was going to start this week’s column by saying that I’m not a hoarder. Then, out of curiosity, I looked up hoarder on my computer’s dictionary.Hoarder: a person who hoards things.So, then I typed in hoard.

Update from Senator Jacobson

This will be an important week in the Nebraska Legislature since individual and committee priority bill designations are due this Friday. The Speaker will announce his priority bill designations next Monday.

Dave Says

Dear Dave, We’ve been following your plan, and it’s been a real blessing to us. Last week, my motherin- law told my wife they haven’t paid their property taxes. They owe $5,000, which was originally due in January, but she didn’t say why they hadn’t paid the bill. I love my in-laws.