Pieces of Me

I rolled over in bed sometime in the early hours of Mother’s Day and brushed against a piece of paper laying next to me. I’m not even sure what time it was, but I woke up enough to put whatever it was on my nightstand.

Update from Senator Mike Jacobson

This week begins with Day 78, which means there are only 12 working days to complete this session’s business.

Dave Says

Dear Dave, I’m hearing more and more about “de-dollarization” and how several countries are moving away from the U.S. dollar as their basis of international trade. Will this affect the strength of the dollar, and should I be concerned about how I’m saving and investing because of this?

Pieces of Me

“Hey Siri, set an alarm for 5:15 p.m. labeled baseball.” “Hey Siri, set a timer for 20 minutes.” “Hey Siri, text Dane.” Siri is a built-in voicecontrolled personal assistant that is part of Apple’s products such as my iPhone. Who doesn’t need a personal assistant!?

Update from Senator Mike Jacobson

Last week, the Appropriations Committee advanced the mainline budget bills and issued the biennial budget report for fiscal year 2023-24 and fiscal year 2024-25. The state’s fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 each year.

Dave Says

Dear Dave, I’m a senior in high school, and I’m enrolled in a personal finance class. From your perspective, should I be worried about the national debt being over $30 trillion, and should this affect a person’s overall personal finance strategy?

Update from Senator Mike Jacobson

Last week was, without a doubt, the most difficult week that I have spent in the Legislature. As many of you know, we ended the week by considering LB626, the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, on its second round of debate.

Pieces of Me

“Geez, Mom, what are you going to be like when I graduate?” This is what our 10-year-old son, Teal, said to me as I was trying to hold myself together while proofreading this year’s senior stories. Ugh. They make me teary every year!

Dave Says

Dear Dave, I plan to buy another investment property with cash in the next year or two. Currently, I have $83,000 sitting in a high-yield savings account at 4% interest. My goal is to save another $50,000 to $70,000 in the upcoming months.

Update from Senator Mike Jacobson

This week, I want to start by addressing fliers that many of you received over the past few weeks regarding medical marijuana legislation. The bill in question is LB588, The Medicinal Cannabis Act.