Yup, +2 for Dave Ramsey. Very sound financial principals. On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:43 AM, David McSpadden <[email protected]> wrote:
> +1 Dave Ramsey > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2009 10:32 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Would this be good for IT, or what? (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > +1 times ten! > > > > We'll spend thousands sending out kids to college but never teach them the > basics of money and not using credit for anything but a house. My parents > didn't teach me that, it took me over 40 years (until Feb of last year) to > really "get it" (thank you Dave Ramsey). Funny the things we think we *need* > to have. Pretty sure 99% of these items our ancestors got along just fine > without. > > > > Veering nearer to back on topic, adding the need for several thousand IT > jobs can't be a bad thing, but I am interested in hearing from IT guys in > the healthcare industry what obstacles need to be overcome. It's one thing > to say "digitize healthcare records", another entire to pull it off - there > must be dozens of little "gotcha's". > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 7:22 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Would this be good for IT, or what? (UNCLASSIFIED) > > > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Kent, Larry CTR USA IMCOM > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This is more the reality... > > > > http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/pf/0901/gallery.layoffs_and_salary_cuts/index.html > > > > "I've had to budget everything from food to when I go to the dry > cleaners..." > > > > A budget? Heaven forbid. </SARCASM> And people wonder why the > > economy crashed. It's because this entire country -- from this former > > "Media Relations" marketroid to high-level execs (auto industry, > > banking industry, I'm looking at you) -- are not in the habit of > > keeping track of where the money is going. > > > > In the interests of honesty: I'm not excepting myself from the above > > criticism. > > > > -- Ben > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana Members > Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of > the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this > message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, > dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly > prohibited. > > > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
