Dave Says

Dear Dave, My wife and I make about $180,000 a year combined. We’re also debt-free, and we have no kids. We’d like to start planning to buy a nice piece of land sometime in the near future.

Pieces of Me

I know some parents look forward to summer break for slower mornings and not being tied to the school activities calendar.But for those of us who work a “9-5” job (or you know, an 8-10 in my case most Mondays), having our kids in school sometimes makes our work days more productive.With my office...

Update from Senator Jacobson

This past week was dominated by discussions about data centers. Many are lining up to oppose them, and some are calling for a total ban on building any new data centers. Fortunately, these decisions will be made locally by planning commissions and county boards.

Dave Says

Dear Dave, I’m 25, and I work as a property manager making $65,000 a year. I’m in the middle of paying off my debts, but I’m struggling to stay intense about it. I’m in a long-distance relationship that forces me to spend a lot of money to see my boyfriend.

Update from Senator Jacobson

This past weekend, I attended the Cattlemen’s Ball that was held at the Howard and Linda Benjamin ranch north of Cozad this year. This event is held annually to raise funds for cancer research.

Pieces of Me

If you’re not a fan of reading, I’m going to summarize this week’s column in two sentences that you’ll see me wearing on T-shirts: Put your money where your heart is - shop local.Support your local everything.An avid budgeter, last week I noticed a gallon of 1% milk had increased from $4.95 to...

Dave Says

Dear Dave,My husband and I are in Baby Step 3.We currently have $1,800 saved toward our fully funded emergency fund goal of $20,000.I want to spend $400 on a flour mill that’s on sale. You use them to mill wheat into flour.

Update from Senator Jacobson

Last week, I was invited to speak at the state convention of the Nebraska Professional Fire Fighters Association, which represents paid firefighters across the state.

Pieces of Me

There are those of you who eagerly anticipate gardening season. And then there’s me.For my entire life my mom has planted a huge garden.

Dave Says

Dear Dave, I’m 26, and I graduated from college a few months ago. I was fortunate enough to have a job making $70,000 annually waiting for me. I don’t have any other debt, so my only real problem right now is about $5,000 in credit card debt.