Presidents Ponderings...

Written by: Gary Grogan

The Safest Way to Double Your Money!

I rarely give financial advice, but in this article you'll find a safe, foolproof way to double your money.  Also, with debt ceiling increases, budget cuts, layoffs and wild stock market gyrations making headlines these days, I thought it might be appropriate to reflect on what others have said about finances.  How many of these statements mirror your thinking?    Here goes:

• "People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made."   Joan Rivers

• “Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.” Groucho Marx

• "Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it.  If it keeps moving, regulate it.  And if it stops moving, subsidize it."   Ronald Reagan

• "Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail."   Josh Billings

•"It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed."   Kin Hubbard

•"Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1."   Warren Buffett

• “A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.”  Yogi Berra  (It was also Yogi who, when asked what he would do if he found a million dollars, responded “If the guy who lost it was poor I’d give it back.”)

•"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."  Thomas Jefferson

•"We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added."   Ronald Reagan

•"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money."   Alexis de Tocqueville

Will Rogers once said he was more concerned about the return OF his money than the return ON his money?  And, in times like these, you might want to consider the advice of Kin Hubbard who observed: “the safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it back in your pocket”.

 

Thanks to Our Hostess Committee

Another group we want to express our gratitude and thanks to is our Hostess Committee organized by Janice Taylor and Bernice Toller. This group of Hostesses greets members, prepares the meeting room, handles name tags, arranges and serves the refreshments, sells rosters and collects the money to support the meetings and does an outstanding job at every meeting.  We all greatly appreciate their support at each meeting. Remember, our primary means of supporting our meetings is donations from you.  Please give generously when the baskets are passed around .

 

Member Contributions

Contributions received at the meetings continues to play a major role in offsetting the expenses of this organization. When the baskets are passed please be generous.  Another way to help RCRA is to purchase an ad in this newsletter. Any officer can help you with the details.