Dave Says

Dear Dave, My husband and I are making great progress in paying off almost $100,000 in debt from student loans and a car loan using your debt snowball system. Our current combined income is $90,000 a year. He makes $45,000 as a teacher, and I make $45,000 as a retail assistant manager.

Update from Senator Jacobson

I want to begin my article this week by paying tribute to Sergeant 1st Class Noah Tietjens of Bellevue, Nebraska, who lost his life while serving his country when he was killed in an unmanned drone attack at the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait.

Pieces of Me

I hate being scared.I also hate snakes, a fact my husband Dane knew but found out to what extent not long after we were married.I was at the kitchen sink one day when he came home from work, coming up behind me and giving me a hug.

Dave Says

Dear Dave, I’m 50 years old, and through a series of bad life decisions, I have nothing set aside for retirement. Now that I’m finally in a better place financially, I’m getting to the age where people say to invest conservatively.

Pieces of Me

Somewhere in the road ditch between Whitman and Mullen on Nebraska Highway 2 was supposed to be a wad of chewed gum, thrown out the car window at 68 mph.

Update from Senator Jacobson

When the Legislature reconvenes on Tuesday, we will begin the 36th day of the 60-day session. We will also begin all-day debate since committee bill hearings ended this past Friday.

Dave Says

Dear Dave,I talked to my dad the other day, and he wants me to pay for his life insurance policy. He says I should look at it as an investment, and he doesn’t want to pay for it himself anymore, since he’ll never get any benefit from the policy. My dad is 65 and in pretty good health.

Update from Senator Jacobson

We are officially at the halfway point of the session.Committees will hold their final bill hearings this week, and we will begin all-day floor debate on Monday, March 2.All priority bills were named this week, so it is unlikely that any bill not already on Select File or Final Reading without a...

Pieces of Me

It’s another Monday evening, which means it’s time to write another Pieces of Me.Mondays are my busiest days in the office, sending the newspaper to the press before I call it a day.As a newspaper publisher, wife and mom, my days of the week have similar schedules, but they’re also always...

Dave Says

Dear Dave,My husband and I make $180,000 a year combined. Right now, we’re working on our debt snowball.We’re almost debt-free except for our home, but we still have a little bit left on two car payments and some credit card debt.