Columns & Letters
Gift cards for grandkids?
te amount for gift cards to send each of our five grandchildren for Christmas?
A question for you, the reader
Q: What would you like to see more of in 2018?
Penalty for blocking the road
Q: Why are trains allowed to block the roadways?
State’s judicial screening process worked
By Jay Bender
For The Greer Citizen
Something remarkable happened in South Carolina legal and political circles on Dec. 5. A sitting circuit judge running unopposed for reelection withdrew her candidacy before the Judicial Screening Commission.
Budgeting for holiday happiness
Q: My wife and I are trying to improve our finances by living on a budget and following your plan. We’re in the middle of Baby Step 2, so we’re working to pay off everything but our house using the debt snowball.
Christmas lights, part II
Last week, we answered a mailbag question inquiring about the Christmas lights on top of downtown buildings. We didn’t get a great answer about the origin of these lights, but we have since. Below are quoted comments from Steve Owens, Communications Manager for the City of Greer. Consider the mystery solved...
Rooftop lights
Q: What’s the story behind the rooftop lights downtown?
It’s a dream, not a plan
Q: I’ve been trying to save cash to buy a home, but things always seem to come up that eat away at my savings. I have $130,000 set aside, plus an emergency fund, and I make $120,000 a year. I’m debt-free and renting right now, but eventually I’d like to buy a house in the $300,000 range.
Retained earnings are a must
Q: My husband owns a small landscaping and masonry company. His profits over the last couple of years have been about $80,000 annually. We were wondering if we should be setting aside some retained earnings.
