Dear Dave, I’ve gotten out of debt before following your plan, but I always seem to fall right back in. I find myself spending more than I mean to whenever I go out shopping or running errands. I’m tired of all this, and I want to stop busting my budget and get control of my […]
Dear Dave, Is it okay to give very young children an allowance? Christie Dear Christie, Teaching kids there’s an emotional connection between work and money is one of the best things you can do as a parent. Once your kids are old enough to do a few simple chores around the house, they’re old enough […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, July 18, 2019 — Nelson County residents heading to the Nelson County Fair tonight and the rest of this week won’t have to deal with extra traffic from the Bluegrass Parkway detour. According to a Thusday afternoon text message from Judge Executive Dean Watts, the Department of Transportation […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, July 17, 2019 — The Democratic Party of Nelson County issued a response to what it says is the “silence about the horrendous issues of racism and bigotry” is not an appropriate response to the current climate in America. According to the statement issued Wednesday morning by party […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, June 6, 2019 — The Nelson Elite Girls is a collection of under 16 soccer players comprised of young ladies from all four local high schools. At the start of the 2019 season, these girls set a team goal to win the U.S. Youth Soccer President’s Cup for […]
Dear Dave, I recently started following your plan, and I’ve looked into refinancing the home I bought five years ago to free up more money to put toward paying off debt. My interest rate is 3.625 percent, along with a private mortgage insurance payment of $200 per month. This makes my mortgage payment $2,700 a […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 28, 2019 (Corrected 9 a.m. May 29, 2019) — After a lengthy discussion, the Bardstown City Council passed the first reading of an ordinance that will extend the hours that local bars can sell alcohol from 1 a.m. 2 a.m. Several members of the council […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, May 28, 2019 — Don’t miss Wednesday’s edition of “Bradford & Brooks” — hosts Margie Bradford and Jim Brooks will have Nelson County Republican Party chairman Don Thrasher as our guest. Don will talk with us about the recent resolutions the GOP county committee approved that take state […]
Dear Dave, I’ll be retiring in the next couple of years. When I leave my job, we will have a yearly income of $65,000 through my pension. I don’t think we need an emergency fund with such a dependable, steady income stream like that, but my wife disagrees. She says she would feel safer if […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, May 7, 2019 — The Bardstown Community Orchestra will present its 2019 Spring Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2019. The concert will be at the Church of the Ascension, 211 N. Third Street, Bardstown. The orchestra, formed in the early fall of 2014 is completing […]
