Posts Tagged ‘City’

Changing Our Money Culture

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Last weeks column discussed the belief of social anthropologist Dr. Jennifer James that the United States is currently in a society-wide moral void when it comes to the economy. By moral void, she doesnt mean a lack of morality, but rather a time of panic and inability to make logical and common-sense decisions.
Rick Kahler, CFP, resides in Rapid City, South Dakota and is a fee-only financial planner. He is the co-author of “The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge”.

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Culture, Cash, and Common Sense

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Culture is The stories you tell yourself about how things ought to be, usually at a very young age. This definition came from social anthropologist Dr. Jennifer James as she spoke to several hundred financial planners at the Financial Planning ociations annual Retreat in Palm Springs, CA.

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Des Moines to Bismarck

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

Photo slide show of my trip from Des Moines, IA to Bismarck, ND. Some cities along the way: Underwood, IA; Sioux City; Sioux Falls, SD; Brookings, SD; Huron, SD; Miller, SD; Selby, SD; Herreid, SD; Mound City, SD; Strasburg, ND; Linton, ND; Hazelton, ND; and Moffit, ND. Photos were taken randomly, with no set time sequence. Music is from Joe Satriani. First song is “Tears in the Rain.” Second song is “Why.” Both are from the album The Extremist.

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