Reply #41: A penny saved is a penny earned [View All]

...but since the guy writing that called himself "Poor Richard," how sound is that advice? Instead, remember Ben Franklin, the real "Poor Richard" who was not poor at all, who learned a trade (printing) that could sustain him all his life, who gave his energy to the cause of freedom, independence and happiness, who made friends with the wild and wooly outcasts known as The Lunar Men, all of whom, including Franklin, went on to figure out ways in which the earth was composed.

Tell your nephew that it is his generation that will create a better world, in a way that is comparable to walking on the moon, by learning to give and take from the earth equitably in ways that can sustain the entire world, not just the first one, via new approaches to energy.

Financial advice for now: get in on the ground floor of the move to make sustainable living possible. It's not just for granolas anymore. ;-)

Don't date any woman who only likes you for your money, and make sure you have a dog or cat to keep you honest.

no ten bucks needed. give it to your nephew and tell him I'll collect, with interest, when he's set.