FPU #3

The 3rd class of FPU was a bit more intimidating. The budgets are getting more serious and in depth. I can definitely see how they work though. They are going to take more time to do this week.

Yesterday Mr. Bell (he teaches the class) came into the feed store and was talking about how glad he was that Matt and I were taking the class. He was talking about making a budget, and this lady next to him said "you've never made a budget?" I said no ma'am. She said "they don't teach that in school anymore, that where I learned it." I said no ma'am. Not to get political, but if they did teach this in schools, maybe the idiots that bought houses that they really couldn't afford wouldn't have gotten us into this economic mess! Beeville ISD is more interested in making sure that their losing football teams look good, than they are in academics! Don't even get me started on football (Its one of those things I can go on and on about!) It's amazing the number of people who don't balance their checking accounts. Matt's one of them. He said that he couldn't keep record of it with using his debit card. Now that we are using cash, I am going to keep up with it. Its kinda the nerd in me. It kinda drives me nuts that its not balanced! My checking account (when I had MY checking account) was always balanced to the PENNY as soon as I got it in the mail. FNB isn't going to take one penny from me that doesn't belong to them!

I am/ We are still enjoying the class. I would still encourage everyone to enroll in Financial Peace University.

Side note: A few months ago I filled out one of those Neilsen surveys that they send you along with $1. Yesterday I checked the mail and there was something else from those people. I started thinking that it was a mistake to fill that survey out...now I'm on their mailing list and they are going to keep sending me stuff...then I opened it. There was $30 in it (along with another survey)! WHOO HOO! I was so excited. Then I went to Wal-Mart last night and I looked down and there was a dime on the ground! $30.10 in one day. I think its the power of Dave!