Lilred's Rant of the Week- The American Public

[BILLY D.]

Rocky

Glad you weren't offended by the "Ring Knocker" comment.

I'm just glad my kids exerted some common sense when it came to finances. They have nice homes, nothing extravagant, and none have the intent of buying another home. They are camped out forever. Unless they have to move for employment opportunities.

They got their money smarts from their MOM. She could squeeze a nickle and make the Buffalo burp. She used to make almost all the girls clothes, some things were store bought, but not many. She wasn't the type to sit on the sofa watch soap operas and eat Bon Bons. I know she did listen to them, but they were a backround filler while she did other projects.

Early in our marriage I just let her handle all the money. Kinda hard to manage a checkbook when you are umpty ump miles from home.

The kids all watched their Mom and followed her example. Excellent leadership. To tell you what kind of stickler she was, she used to wash and re-use their sandwich bags for school lunches. Them things cost xx. Ya, she packed their lunches. Soup in a thermos, sandwich,friut and desert. And the kids listened and comprehended, learned. She ruled with a velvet fist.

Bill