Dave Says

Dear Dave, We have all our debts paid off, except for our home, and our fully funded emergency fund of six months of expenses is in place. In talking to people, it seems there are lots of different opinions as to what constitutes an emergency.

Last week’s update from Senator Jacobson

Editor’s note: Senator Jacobson’s column from last week ended up in cyberspace somewhere and was never received by the Tribune. Mullen is specifically mentioned in it, so it is being printed this week!

Update from Senator Jacobson

Monday, January 22, marks Day 13 of the session and the first day for half-day floor debate followed by afternoon committee hearings. The task now begins to hold public hearings for nearly 600 bills introduced this year. Hearings will continue through the end of February.

Pieces of Me

Like students today, I accumulated all kinds of T-shirts from sports and other activities that I was involved in during school. So in college I started making a T-shirt quilt with my favorite old ones that I was still proud of but never wore anymore.

Pieces of Me

It was a record year for participation in the Vacationer Issue - thank you to everyone who submitted photos! If you looked through all (47!) of those photos and didn’t get the travel bug, then you and I are cut from a different cloth. Ha ha ha!

Dave Says

Dear Dave, My wife and I have started teaching our fiveyear- old son about money. Do you feel we should step in and fix things when he makes mistakes, or let him experience the consequences of his actions?

Dave Says

Dear Dave, My husband and I bought a franchise recently, and we are opening our business in a couple of months. We’ve got $40,000 saved up, but my husband wants us to take a two-week vacation before we open for business.

Update from Senator Jacobson

The second session of the 108th Legislature began last Wednesday, Jan. 3. The first three days of the 60-day session are in the books!

Pieces of Me

Many people are reflecting back on the last year and thinking about what they want to accomplish in the new year.

Dave Says

Dear Dave, My best friend is having financial problems, and I’m worried about him. He’s “between jobs” now and making less than $600 a month through a part-time job.