April 15, 2014 • Page 2 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Dave Says Extravagant Giving, Foolish Spending? Doc smiled and felt really good inside when he heard the familiar bird song. “Hey there, Wheezer,” he said, “happy spring!” For some reason, this mourning dove with the speech impediment comes around to Doc’s back yard every spring, and Doc thinks that’s just all right. If ol’ Wheez didn’t have that distinctive voice, Doc would never know if this bird favored his yard or was just another bird looking for a home. Let’s face it, Wheezer looks just like every other dove in town. But he was back and flirting with a good-looking lady dove up on the branches of the locust tree. Doc always wondered whether doves mate for life, and this was the same Mrs. Wheez he sees every year, or if Wheezer had to court a new lassie each spring. “I’ll have to look it up,” Doc said, knowing that he wouldn’t. But he did go over to the concrete block wall and clean out the crud from the hollow in the top block by the gate. Doc had put dirt in it years ago, and each spring, the Wheezer family hauled in twigs and grass and made a place to raise their family. And each spring, as Mrs. W. sat on her eggs, it would take Doc a few days before she would tolerate him com- BE SMART. BY DAVE RAMSEY Dear Dave, My husband and I are debt-free, and we have several hundred thousand dollars in savings. We pay for our children and grandchildren to visit during Christmas each year, but my mother thinks this is foolish spending. What do you think? Dave — Linda Dear Linda, I’m sure your mom loves you guys a lot, but she’s wrong twice on this one. First, she should mind her own business. Second, you guys have obviously worked hard and been extremely smart and disciplined with your finances. 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