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Post by Sandbur on Mar 22, 2020 11:51:09 GMT -6
Kids know what they know. Nobody "likes" being broke, but it's rare to see someone who has lived their whole life that way do something to change it. Takes a strong person to break from family influence. I do think schools should focus more on teaching the tools of finance. Those are just tools though, got to be willing to use them. Some are truly broke and on hard times, but for so many it is not making good choices with the money you have(or had).
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 22, 2020 12:03:30 GMT -6
Kids know what they know. Nobody "likes" being broke, but it's rare to see someone who has lived their whole life that way do something to change it. Takes a strong person to break from family influence. I do think schools should focus more on teaching the tools of finance. Those are just tools though, got to be willing to use them. Some are truly broke and on hard times, but for so many it is not making good choices with the money you have(or had). 100% agree. Just to be clear; my statements have been reflective of pre-covid19. Things may change drastically in the near future and my point of view may too.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Mar 22, 2020 12:07:25 GMT -6
Kids know what they know. Nobody "likes" being broke, but it's rare to see someone who has lived their whole life that way do something to change it. Takes a strong person to break from family influence. I do think schools should focus more on teaching the tools of finance. Those are just tools though, got to be willing to use them. Our school finally adopted the Dave Ramsey program for HS students. I like most of what dave says. But at least these kids get some form of how to build wealth while reducing debt to some extent. It’s better then what most of them get at home anyways.
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Post by Bob on Mar 22, 2020 13:01:28 GMT -6
You don't have to wait for the schools. Many of us are already doing this, but you've stumbled into Senator Cat's Sphere of Influence. The old model that held America together since it's founding hasn't quit working. We just quit using it. We don't have to look to the federal government, state government, or even the school board to start doing better. Resilience and prosperity starts with each one of us. Individually, we need to prosper and be resilient. Then we can focus our efforts mentoring and developing our family to do the same, and then your neighbors, and then your community, and then the nation. We can dry up the pipeline of perpetual victims right now by starting with ourselves and working outward. We can make the media have to work even harder to divide us. If we do this right, each person that breaks out of that cycle can help others break out of that cycle. And that my friends is exponential. Are you applying yourself somewhere in the sphere now?
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Post by sd51555 on Mar 22, 2020 13:20:24 GMT -6
For some reason, a guy gave me a book when I was working at the truss plant. We had gotten paired up because he needed a skinny kid to run around in trusses that were already set on a house to do some repairs. We had about 5 hours in the truck that day and got to talking about what I wanted to do and study. The next day, he gave me the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad." I gave him that look of "It's summer dude, I'm focused on drinking and screwin'." I took it, and he had to press me a few times to get to reading it. He told me if I didn't get going on it, he wanted it back the next day. So I started reading.
It was a good book with neat concepts. That was the first book that started questioning all the conventional wisdom we'd been taught. I took it back to work and gave it to him. He reached in his drawer and gave me the next one, "The Cashflow Quadrant." I gave him the same look, but took it anway. Then there was a third book. By then I was headed back to college.
Since then, I've read every single book I could get my hands on, from finance, taxation, leverage, law, politics, history, growing and more. Dare I say hundreds of books? Probably. I had graduated high school and hated reading. That dude with a few hours of taking an interest in me, changed my life.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 22, 2020 13:24:39 GMT -6
For some reason, a guy gave me a book when I was working at the truss plant. We had gotten paired up because he needed a skinny kid to run around in trusses that were already set on a house to do some repairs. We had about 5 hours in the truck that day and got to talking about what I wanted to do and study. The next day, he gave me the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad." I gave him that look of "It's summer dude, I'm focused on drinking and screwin'." I took it, and he had to press me a few times to get to reading it. He told me if I didn't get going on it, he wanted it back the next day. So I started reading. It was a good book with neat concepts. That was the first book that started questioning all the conventional wisdom we'd been taught. I took it back to work and gave it to him. He reached in his drawer and gave me the next one, "The Cashflow Quadrant." I gave him the same look, but took it anway. Then there was a third book. By then I was headed back to college. Since then, I've read every single book I could get my hands on, from finance, taxation, leverage, law, politics, history, growing and more. Dare I say hundreds of books? Probably. I had graduated high school and hated reading. That dude with a few hours of taking an interest in me, changed my life. Very good book that stresses buying income producing assets.
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Post by smsmith on Mar 23, 2020 8:12:25 GMT -6
This was just posted by a muni liquor store on fb. "Rumors continue to be circulating, and there will be many more in the days to come so I thought I would provide an update. I just received an email from the MMBA. IF the Governor requires a “shelter in place”, the belief at this time is that liquor stores will be qualified as “essential” places of business and will be able to remain open." Some good news to start the day
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Post by batman on Mar 23, 2020 8:19:45 GMT -6
This was just posted by a muni liquor store on fb. "Rumors continue to be circulating, and there will be many more in the days to come so I thought I would provide an update. I just received an email from the MMBA. IF the Governor requires a “shelter in place”, the belief at this time is that liquor stores will be qualified as “essential” places of business and will be able to remain open." Some good news to start the day Somebody told me that had TP at Target. I hope your source is better than mine.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 23, 2020 8:23:10 GMT -6
This was just posted by a muni liquor store on fb. "Rumors continue to be circulating, and there will be many more in the days to come so I thought I would provide an update. I just received an email from the MMBA. IF the Governor requires a “shelter in place”, the belief at this time is that liquor stores will be qualified as “essential” places of business and will be able to remain open." Some good news to start the day That is true. One of my best friends Rick works at H Boyd Nelson in Alexandria (beer distribution) and he said the same thing "essential". He also said beer sales have been great.
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Post by smsmith on Mar 23, 2020 9:37:08 GMT -6
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Post by badgerfowl on Mar 23, 2020 9:47:58 GMT -6
Fuck that, I'm still going to work.
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Post by badbrad on Mar 23, 2020 9:53:14 GMT -6
Couple of things I wonder about this.
A. What about parents that share children? No exchange? Who gets them?
B. Will they try to stop me from going back and forth from the cabin to home? I assume I could just take backroads? I don't see any harm in that if I am not interacting with anyone.
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Post by smsmith on Mar 23, 2020 9:59:23 GMT -6
Pretty sure the state has no intention of getting in the way of child custody. I see no reason why parents wouldn't continue to do exactly what they agreed to do. Also pretty sure the state has no intention of having officers pulling us over to ask where we're going. If you want to drive to your rec land and work...do so.
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Post by badbrad on Mar 23, 2020 10:04:17 GMT -6
Pretty sure the state has no intention of getting in the way of child custody. I see no reason why parents wouldn't continue to do exactly what they agreed to do. Also pretty sure the state has no intention of having officers pulling us over to ask where we're going. If you want to drive to your rec land and work...do so. In regards to pulling over. Ive read the National guard will be brought out to enforce. Does that mean check points?
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Post by smsmith on Mar 23, 2020 10:13:16 GMT -6
Pretty sure the state has no intention of getting in the way of child custody. I see no reason why parents wouldn't continue to do exactly what they agreed to do. Also pretty sure the state has no intention of having officers pulling us over to ask where we're going. If you want to drive to your rec land and work...do so. In regards to pulling over. Ive read the National guard will be brought out to enforce. Does that mean check points? That's martial law stuff. I don't think we're anywhere near martial law, but I guess who knows. National Guard here is helping with delivery of supplies...they aren't pulling anybody over
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