Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : Can the average (?) moron beat the averages? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: quasi-geezer who wrote (1288)	8/18/2003 5:38:52 PM
From: Steve Felix	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1660

Dude, you need to get your old lady to watch the Suze Orman show. She explains how you need to make your kids stand on their own or they will never amount to anything. Helping them out all the time isn't really helping them out if you know what I mean. It just makes them depend on you more and more. Imho one of the first lessons a person needs to learn is to live within their means. The one thing I am happy to say sunk into #1s' head is that it is o.k. to use her credit card, but only if she can pay it off in full at the end of the month. #2 doesn't have a credit card yet. Maybe she never will. She is as tight as you can get when it comes to spending her money. Making her fork over $1400 of this semesters bill of $7900 wasn't any fun for her, but it is a good way to teach that money doesn't grow on trees. I'm sure she will be focused on college with her money involved.