October 16, 2018 • Page 2 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Dave Says Spending Money In The Budget? Dear Dave, We are debt-free except for our home, and we have six months of expenses set aside in our emergency fund. Every time we do our monthly budget, we set aside a small amount of personal spending money for us both. Do you see anything wrong with this? DeAnna business would mean giving up all your customers. I’m not sure that’s a good idea when the offer has just been made, and you know so little about the actual job. If you think this new job is something you might like, why not accept the offer and see if you can continue your other work on the weekends? That would help cover some, if not all, of your advertising commitment. Plus, it would keep some money rolling in if the new job doesn’t work out. If you find you like this new job, then you’ve got a great income and something you like doing on weekends that pays. If you keep your business open — even on a small scale — there’s always a chance it will begin to grow again. Who knows? It might give you the opportunity to jump back into it full-time somewhere down Dear DeAnna, There’s absolutely nothing wrong the road! — Dave with having a little fun money calcuDave lated into your monthly budget when you’re in good financial shape. The problems start when couples don’t * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and busiagree on these kinds of things — or worse — when they start ness, and CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven besthiding stuff and lying to each other about where the money’s selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 12 million listeners each going. week on 575 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow People either grow together or they grow apart when they Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramget married. When you start hiding things from your spouse sey.com. you’re essentially keeping separate lives. That’s a bad sign in any marriage, and in many cases, this kind of thing leads to divorce. Having an agreed-upon budget isn’t just telling your money what to do. It’s also an important part of a healthy sharing and communication process between husband and wife! — Dave RAMSEY Close Up Small Business? Dear Dave, I have a small business, and I love what I do. Unfortunately, things haven’t been going well the last several months. On top of that, I’ve committed a lot of money to advertising in the coming Old Jasper Blankenship bought a deer license again this year. Recently, I got a great job offer from a company that would year, just as he’s done every year since Eisenhower was pay me twice what I’m making now. What do you think I should President. He sticks nickels and dimes in a jar all year long do? and smiles each time he contributes. By Fall, he’s saved up Hugh enough for a deer tag. Jasper lives full-time out at the diggin’s with his dog, Dear Hugh, If it were me, I’d want to keep my options open. Closing your Arthur, of course, so he has only to walk about 100 feet from Dining & Entertainment Holiday Fair October 20th, 2018 • 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Sacred Heart Monastery 1005 W. 8th St., Yankton, SD • (605) 668-6000 Find handmade items at our annual Holiday Fair. Browse a variety of items made and created by the Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery, including towels, wall hangings, cards, blankets, Christmas items, stained glass, jewelry and more.You can pick up a selection of homemade jams and jellies. Entertainment by Mirabile & MMC Choir First United Methodist Church 11th & Cedar Soup Kitchen & Country Store Wednesday, October 17th • 11:00am-7:00pm Homemade Taverns, Soups & Pies Home baked goods, canned goods, crafts, fresh vegetables, jam, jellies & home sewn items. Marv’s Bar Utica, SD KITCHEN Saturday, October 20th Serving 11AM to ? 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The soft music of the mountains began along about four in the afternoon, resembling at first just the breeze in the tops of the aspens, but later taking form into a melody no composer could ever create. A legal buck came along just about sundown, but he just waved at it and watched it bound off. Didn’t want to shoot one on opening day, anyway. Still five days to go. Maybe tomorrow. We’ll see. Knox County Land for SaLe 37.04 acres, more or less Located approximately 8½ miles West of Crofton, Nebraska Legal: A surveyed tract of land situated in the South Half of the Southwest Quarter (S1/2 SW1/4) of Section Twenty-one (21), Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range 3 West of the 6th P .M., Knox County, NE, consisting of 37.04 acres, more or less. Different Generations By Daris Howard It was harvest time, and Dolores struggled to feel that she was of any value. From the time she was a young married bride, she had worked beside her husband in the fields. She had been as proficient at running a horse team as any man. Later, as times changed, she learned to work tractors, trucks, and every other kind of farm equipment. But things continued to change, and as she grew older, she found herself being replaced, first by her sons and daughters, and then by her grandchildren. They felt she was too old to be working in the fields, and she had to admit that some of the fancy, modern equipment seemed strange. Every time she would try to find a place to work in the cellars, in the fields, or on the equipment, one of her grandchildren would come along and say, “It’s okay, Grandma, I’ll do that.” Finally, she retreated to the farmhouse where her son lived. It was, in many ways, the command and control center for the harvest activities. Though it wouldn’t be the physical, active work she had always done, she knew she could at least find some usefulness there. She baked bread, pies, and cookies, and cooked mounds of mashed potatoes and pots of roast beef. At mealtime, the workers would descend on the kitchen and wolf down the meals, grateful for the good food. That helped her feel better, but still, she wished she could do more. That was when she noticed the piles of laundry. With the hard, dirty work, and everyone out in the fields, the laundry was stacking up. She knew she could do that. She washed load after load. As the first loads started coming out of the dryer, she started folding the clothes. That was when she noticed something else she could do. Many of her grandchildren’s jeans were holey and frayed. She had grown up during the depression, and if there was one thing she knew how to do, it was to patch worn-out jeans. She stacked everything that needed patching into one pile. She was amazed at how many there were. She had to prepare another meal before she could start the mending, but she kept her plans a secret so she could surprise her grandchildren once all of their clothes were done. Finally came the time she could sit down and start her work. She worked efficiently, day after day, and by the time the harvest was over, she had put the last patch on the final pair of jeans. She could hardly wait to show everyone her fine work. When she presented her grandchildren with their repaired jeans, their reaction and the expression of horror on their faces was unexpected. 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