Broadcaster Press 8 July 28, 2015 www.broadcasteronline.com Dave Says One Cat Is Enough But then came the day that the nowgrown cat came into heat. It seemed like every tom within a hundred miles was prowling around their house. Some were tame and underfoot, and others were vicious and acted like they owned the place. “I think it’s time for Snowball to be spayed,” he told his family. Though Jed was now a cattleman, he had trained as a veterinarian assistant and planned to do the procedure himself. But that was where the trouble began. His little girls cried thinking of him hurting their sweet Snowball, and no amount of assurance that he would be careful helped. “The only other option is to neuter all of the male cats,” Jed said sarcastically. Though Jed hadn’t been serious, his little girls hugged him and thanked him for sparing their beloved cat. Feeling trapped by his own words, and unable to disappoint his daughters, he organized his sons into cat catching patrols. They caught scores of tame cats, and while Jed worked to neuter those, the boys set out to trap the wild ones. Jed suggest they put Snowball safely in a cat carrier at the back of the livetrap cage he had purchased to catch BY DARIS HOWARD Jed wasn’t fond of cats. So when his wife approached him about getting a kitten he adamantly refused. “Why do you think we need a cat around here?” he asked. “Because I counted two mice in our house today,” she replied. “And where there is one or two, you know there are more.” “We’ll just set some traps,” Jed replied. “Traps don’t make messes or rip up the furniture.” But then Jed’s little girls got into the act and begged and pleaded and looked at him with their big eyes, and soon Jed, in his opinion, owned one cat too many. “But no more than one,” he insisted The day Jed’s wife brought home the little white ball of fur, Jed had to admit it was cute. “But I’m afraid it would lose in a fight with a mouse,” Jed said. “The APPRECIATE DEPRECIATION mice we have around here could eat it Dear Dave, for lunch.” I’m self-employed, and I travel about 30,000 miles a year in “It will grow,” his wife replied. And it did grow, and it also grew my van. I’m three payments away from having the vehicle paid fond of Jed. He wouldn’t admit that he off, but it has 170,000 miles on it. Do you think it would be a good idea for me to buy a new van and have the tax advantages liked it, but more than once the others had caught him with it curled up on his that would go along with it? lap. His older sons especially liked to Doug tease him about it. Dear Doug, There are two things you can do on taxes when it comes to your automobiles. You can straight line depreciate them, which is what you do with expensive vehicles, or you can write off the mileage. That’s a good idea if you drive a lot. The thing is, you get the mileage whether you have debt or not. Let’s say you bought a $25,000 van. If you depreciate that This weekend at Newton the Car Show and other Canover five years, that’s $5,000 a year. If you made $65,000, Hills we are celebrating ton events at www.cantonaand take $5,000 from that, you’d pay taxes on $60,000. If you reacarshow.com. At night didn’t have that, you’d end up paying $1,250 in taxes. In other South Dakota Culture. On Friday, July 24th, at 8:30 we will show a movie at words, you’d be spending $25,000 over five years to save p.m. we will be showing a 8:30 at the amphitheater. On $1,250 a year on taxes. That’s a trade I don’t think you want movie at the amphitheater. Sunday, July 26th, Newton to make. Saturday, July 25th at 10 Hills welcomes you to join us Remember, too, that you basically destroy whatever you a.m. we’ll start out with a in a non-denominational wordrive. You have to think of your vehicle as overhead. So, history hike departing from ship service at 9 a.m. at the you’re going to destroy a $25,000 van or a $5,000 van all in the same period of time. As a businessman, which would you our swinging bridge on lower amphitheater. Come as you are; all are welcome; refreshrather destroy? The answer is whatever is the least expensive road. Then at 1 p.m. stop over to the double shelters ments will be provided. and gets the job done! for an interesting look at Come enjoy the summer —Dave Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota fun at Good Earth State Park culture as we dig into the at Blood Run! South Dakota Cultural HeritIt’s the last weekend of DON’T NEED THOSE CARDS age Center’s educational kit. July, have you joined us for Dear Dave, At 3 p.m. we will take a look a program yet? On Friday, I have two credit cards. One charges me an annual fee of at South Dakota Past Times July 24th explore the Ripar$79 and the other a fee of $39. Should I cancel these and not ian Trail on a guided hike to worry about my credit score? I’d like to buy a house in the next where we will be playing a game and follow with a learn the types of trees and two or three years. craft. Then at 4pm grab your plants that grow there on the Ken chairs and watch as the Riparian Hike at 7 pm. Then show cars parade through on Saturday, July 25th do Dear Ken, the campground during the you and your family enjoy In my mind, there’s no such thing as a good credit card. Canton Car Show Poker Run! scavenger hunts, hikes, and My advice is to go ahead and cancel them. bingo? Come to Good Earth When you stop borrowing money and don’t have any open You can find more info on accounts, your credit score will slowly disappear. The big thing is that you don’t want to be caught in no-man’s land in terms of a credit score. You want either a fabulous one, which means you’re in debt all of the time, or you want no score because you don’t have any open accounts. By the way, did you know that you can still qualify for a mortgage, even with no credit score? There are still mortgage VERMILLION, S.D. – The of about $1.5 million each companies out there that will do manual underwriting. It University of South Dakota year over the same time, takes a little extra effort, but in my mind that’s a small price Sanford School of Medicine which will enable them to to pay. will use a $14.4 million grant sponsor undergraduate Cancel the cards, Ken. I’ve never met a millionaire who from the National Institutes research fellows for developprospered thanks to credit cards and their gimmicks! of Health (NIH) to lead a ing biomedical research —Dave biomedical research effort projects, said Barbara E. that will also fund projects at Goodman, Ph.D., professor * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He seven other public, private of physiology at the medical has authored five New York Times best-selling books. The Dave Ramsey and tribal South Dakota colschool and director of the Show is heard by more than 8.5 million listeners each week on more than South Dakota Biomedical 550 radio stations. Dave’s latest project, EveryDollar, provides a free online leges and universities. The medical school will Research Infrastructure budget tool. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at receive about $1 million per Network, who oversees the daveramsey.com. year for five years and the grant. seven partner institutions The seven predominantly will be able to access a total undergraduate partner the racoons that ravished their garden in the fall. They did, and the wild cats came by the dozens, even fighting to get into the cage. Though Jed was proficient and could take care of a cat in just a few minutes, the boys were still catching them faster than he could work his magic. They worked almost all day, and by the time the last cat wobbled its way out of the makeshift surgery, Jed was sure he had taken care of over a hundred. The cats all quickly fled the farm, deciding the price for romancing Snowball was a tad too high. Jed was sure there would be more cats the next day, but there weren’t. There were none the next day or the next, and only one the day after that, which they quickly relieved of his romantic desires. From then on, Jed marveled that no male cat ever came on their property again, even though he knew Snowball came into heat now and then. When he mentioned it to his oldest son, his son laughed. “Well, Dad,” he said, “if you were a cat and got word what happened when you came around our place, I would bet you would reconsider whether or not you wanted to pay us a visit, too!” What’s Happening At Newton Hills And Good Earth State Park for this family fun game that everyone will enjoy at the Good Earth Challenge at 11 am! Then at 4 pm on Saturday, naturalists are nature enthusiasts with a passion for experiencing the natural world. Embark on a journey of nature knowledge and discover the world of a Naturalist Notes. The fun continues July 25th at 7 pm when you go on a guided hike and learn about the native grasses, trees, and wildlife. Find out how it became our newest state park. Food will be cooked over the campfire at Welcome to Good Earth! Then at 9 pm on July 25th, join a guest park naturalist for a night by the campfire and view constellations through a telescope! Learn a few constellation, star and planet stories from cultures all over the world at Campfires & Constellations. Red foxes are fast, smart, and have distinctly beautiful coat. Come explore the world of the red fox with a kid friendly discovery hike and craft at 3 pm on July 26th! If you have any questions about the park or the programs for this coming weekend, do not hesitate to give us a call at (605) 9872263 or email newtonhills@ state.sd.us. More info including an event schedule may also be found online at www. gfp.sd.gov. 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