Hometown News • Thursday, February 11, 2021 • Page 7
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Sudoku is one of the most popular puzzle games of all time. The goal of Sudoku is to fill a 9×9 grid with numbers so that each row, column and 3×3 section contain all of the digits between 1 and 9. As a logic puzzle, Sudoku is also an excellent brain game.
Dave Says -By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, A friend told me about your Baby Steps program. I have one question, though. I noticed that according to your plan, saving for retirement should come before saving up a college fund for your kids. Why is this? -Natalie Dear Natalie, In short, college funding is not a necessity. Being able to set aside money for college is a great thing to do if parents can afford that sort of thing. But you can fund your education in other ways. There are loads of scholarships out there just for getting good grades. You can also work while you’re taking classes. And one of the biggest things when it comes to getting an education is choosing a school or training program you can afford. Trust me, I believe in education. But there are lots of ways to get a college degree, or other career training, without your parents having to foot the bill or taking out student loans. Another reason I advise this approach is because everyone is going to retire someday—unless, unfortunately, they happen to die before reaching retirement age. Retiring and eating are necessities. College is a luxury. Lots of people succeed in life without going to college, and thousands have worked their
way through college. I worked 40-plus hours a week in college, and still graduated in four years. The only good way to retire is by planning for it years ahead of time, and that means saving and investing. Sure, you should try to help your kids with their educations if you can. Even a little bit each month over the course of several years can help a lot. But some parents might not be able to put a dime toward their kids’ educations after high school. That doesn’t make them bad people or bad parents. And it doesn’t mean their kids can’t still go to college, and avoid debt doing it! -Dave * Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 16 million listeners each week on 600 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.
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Dear Motor Medics, I am restoring a 1971 Mustang. I am building the body and chassis around the engine I choose, and I am in the planning stage of the engine now. I want to have a 450-horsepower car but do not want to go with a modern fuel injected engine. I want to keep an original big block type V8 carbureted engine in it. To get to where I want to be with horsepower, I need to go with a high compression ration which will require more than premium fuel, but I don’t want to buy race gas at every fill up at over $10 a gallon. Can I use e30 ethanol in it? -Jeramiah in Branson, Missouri Dear Jeramiah, Many people are going with modern fuel injection in their cars which automatically adjust to different fuels and can be adapted to run high blends of ethanol without damage. This gets much harder in a carbureted car, but it can be done. Fuel injected cars use oxygen sensors to read the exact air fuel ration in the exhaust and when you run a higher blend of ethanol which naturally runs leaner the computer ads fuel to compensate. With a carburetor you must decide on fuel type and jet it accordingly. Consult with your engine builder and decide on how much octane the engine will need and choose your ethanol blend for octane to match. At a very low-cost ethanol is a choice for many horsepower addicts these days. Dear Motor Medics, I have a 2020 Cadillac with what is called Super Cruise on it. I did not understand the feature when I bought the car and after a year, I have started to like it. It really scared me a first, steering itself and changing lanes and braking all on its own. I am old school, and I was not sure if I was ready for a car that drives itself part of the time. As it grew on me, I started to think that just maybe I could one day own a car that drives itself all the time and be chauffeured around. Upsala, MN
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