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The Voice Of The Community: Inspirational-Informative-Empowering
Vol. 12 Edition 25 Free Thursday November 9, 2017
2017 Media Day
From “The Pen” To The Pulpit Jeanette James...“A Beacon of Hope”
Photographer Linda Breaux Captures Our First Annual High School Basketball Page 6 Media Day
Cufflinks & Pearls Celebrates 10 Years
National Recording Artist David Banner Kicked-Off The 28th Annual Fountain City Classic Page 9
Lets Grow (STEAM)x Hosts College/Career Expo
3000 Students Expected On November 17, 2017
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THURSDAY November 9, 2017
Here We Go Again What Do They Have Against Isaiah?
Could this be Plan B from the “Fish House Gang”? The street committee has it from a very reliable source that there is a renewed effort underway to get rid of City Manager Isaiah H u g l e y, According to the street committee the charge is allegedly being led by current city council members Judy Thomas, Glenn Davis and Gary Allen. If you recall a similar effort was attempted under former mayor Jim Wetherington. It is time for our board members of color: Mayor Pro-Tem Evelyn Turner Pugh, Jerry “Pops” Barnes, Evelyn “Mimi” Woodson and Bruce Huff to speak up and speak out once and for all to put this issue to rest. Let’s see who will be the first to step forward.
Prathan Powell To Challenge At-Large Councilor Judy Thomas According to the street committee Prathan Powell, founder and senior pastor of World Changes Tabernacle Church
The Street Committee
is considering running as an at-large candidate for the city council seat currently held by Judy Thomas. The 53 year old pastor is a Columbus High and Beacon College graduate.
A Letter To The Editor: THANK YOU, CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY, for your participation of nearly 500 walkers in the Annual Sickle Cell Walk/Parade on September 16, 2017! September is National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month! We appreciate your support throughout the Fall Awareness / Fundraising Campaign, September –December. Your contributions have provided $8,000.00 for sickle cell clients in the lower Chattahoochee region from this event.
We really appreciate the support of : Fourth Street Baptist Church congregation and Reverend J.H. Flakes, III, Fourth Street Baptist Church Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, School Board member, Pat Hugley Green, Congressman Sanford Bishop’s Field Representative, Elaine Gillispie, Officers of the Sheriff’s Department, W.H. Spencer High Band and students, Kendrick High Cheerleaders and students, Principal, Dr. Alonzo James, Assistant Principal, Mr. Michael Davis, Masons and Eastern Star organizations,
G.W. Carver High students, Central High students, and all other volunteers.
We extend a special thank you to our corporate sponsors: The Courier Eco Latino Newspaper, American Red Cross, Aflac, Columbus Times Newspaper, Greater Columbus Business and Professional Women’s Club of NANBPWC, Inc., Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, Inc. and Kappa Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. Many thanks to our vendors: Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia Mobile Laboratory Unit for providing sickle cell testing, WellCare of Georgia, Inc., Forrest B. Johnson and Associates, and other vendors who provided food and refreshment items. Your presence and donations added excellent variety to our program presentation and services.
to all local media outlets for excellent coverage of the campaign events, especially to WTVM News and Davis Broadcasting, Inc.! Thank you, Lois N. Williams- President The Association of Sickle Cell, Lower Chattahoochee Region, Inc.
The Association of Sickle Cell, Lower Chattahoochee Region provides assistance to sickle cell families to help them have a better quality of life. For more information, call (706) 505-2923/ (706) 5666329. E-mail: sicklecellcolumbus@gmail.com Web site: sicklecellcolumbus.webs.com
Thank you, Mayor Teresa To m l i n s o n a n d C i t y Council for proclaiming September as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in our city! Thanks
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A VIEW FROM A PEW
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2017
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When You Find Yourself At The End Of Your Rope...Trace Your Grace! Temporary situations like this have led thousands of people to quit their jobs. They go in search of a new job that sounds better than the old stressful one. However, as is the case with most things in life, they quickly find out that the new job isn’t all what it was cracked up to be. Now they regret leaving their first job.
There have been far too many instances in recent years where people have chosen a permanent decision based on a temporary situation. Instances that include; the millionaire businessman who committed suicide because his wife filed for divorce, the newlywed bride who recently pushed her husband off a cliff because she became angry with him, the numerous tweens and teens who have chosen to end their lives after enduring weeks, perhaps months of bullying.
It’s in these moments when we feel overwhelmed, out of control and somewhat insane that we say and do things that can create permanent wounds to ourselves, our families and in our relationships. The hurt can go deep. And the pain can be immense. If only we could take back our actions. If only we could rewind our life DVR to before we made the drastic decisions, we could avoid the situation all together.
Have you ever had one of those days… when life seems so tough that you find yourself at the end of your rope? You say something very drastic because you can’t take another second. In that moment, you
truly mean what you say. It’s been building – and when you finally say it, you’re even surprised at how severe it sounds.
Maybe you’re telling your spouse you’re done with the
relationship. Possibly you’ve told your best friend you want to end your friendship.
You may have a temporary situation at work that is causing y o u s t r e s s a n d a n x i e t y.
Most of us, if we take a moment in the midst of our difficulty, will realize that nine times out of ten it is not the first time we’ve found ourselves, “at the end of our rope”, “not seeing any way out” or not even knowing what to do or where to go for help. My words of encouragement to you, as one who has been there, is that it is during those times when you should “trace
your grace”. It is at that exact moment when you should remember all of the times God has pulled you through. It is at that moment you have to believe that if He pulled you through before He can and will do it every time. You can’t have a testimony without a test.
Finally, if there is one thing I know, we are all going through something. I’m reminded of a story about a young man who found himself at the end of his rope. Seeing no way out, he dropped to his knees in prayer. "Lord, I can't go on," he said. "I have too heavy a cross to bear." The Lord replied,
"My son, if you can't bear its weight, just place your cross inside this room. Then open another door and pick any cross you wish."
The man was filled with relief. "Thank you, Lord," he sighed, and did as he was told.
As he looked around the room he saw many different crosses; some so large the tops were not visible. Then he spotted a tiny cross leaning against a far wall. "I'd like that one, Lord," he whispered.
And the Lord replied, "My son, that's the cross you brought in." No matter how bad you may think you have it; there is always, always someone who is going through something far worse. Trace your grace!
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Jeanette James, a Beacon of Hope...From the Penitentiary to the Pulpit Greater Columbus hired me. At the time my son was the president of the Urban League in Muskegon, Michigan and he called Mr. Pugh and told him I was moving here. I will always be grateful to him for that because he didn’t have to hire me. I worked for the Urban League for 6 years.”
By Wane A. Hailes The Courier
Her Testimony Jeannette James has never shied away from her past. Growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan her father was a “Pimp” and her cousin was a prostitute. “I had a baby at 16 years old, no money and on welfare so I wanted to try it”, she says. “The first time I was arrested I was fined $50. The second time I spent 6 months in jail. The third time I was arrested, I was sentenced to 1 ½ to 2 years in prison. My friends laughed at me because they had never heard of anyone going to prison for prostitution. Prior to me going in I caught another case and so I ended up eventually doing a total of 23 months in the penitentiary. It’s funny what you remember during certain times of your life. The year was 1968 and Marvin Gaye had just put out his hit song, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine.”
“When I got out of prison and on parole, I got a job in a factory in Grand Rapids. One thing about me I have never lied about my record. The people who hired me knew all about my background. One day an article about me appeared in the daily newspaper. Some of my coworkers went to the people who hired me and said they didn’t want to work with me. The people at the job told them ok then you are going to have to go because we know all about her background and criminal record and we are not going to fire her. Needless to say they went right on back to work.
If they had more complaints I never heard about it.”
“Even though I was out of prison I really hadn’t changed my ways. It wasn’t that I was slick as it was I just didn’t get caught. Then one day I found myself so down and out it was like I was literally killing myself. I called my sister here in Columbus and told her to come get me. My sister and her husband who, at the time had been living here for thirty years, rode the Greyhound bus for 24 hours to Grand Rapids, picked me up and we drove back in my raggedy car stopping what seemed like every few minutes to put water in it to keep it from overheating.” James will tell you when she arrived
in Columbus, Georgia her life changed and God was no doubt ordering her steps. She explains, “I arrived in Columbus on August 24, 2003 and on August 25, the late Reginald Pugh who was the CEO of the Urban League of
“One of the things I did while in prison was I learned to work with computers such as data entry. It got to the point where one of my jobs, while in the penitentiary, was helping to teach other inmates. After working three years in the factory I left and went to school and formally learned computer technology, which has helped me in the position I have now.” Jeanette recently celebrated seven years as an Elections Specialist with the Elections & Registration Office, a department of the Columbus Consolidated Government. She takes no credit for the position believing instead she is here only by God’s grace.
“When I say I’m blessed, I know what I’m talking about. I’ve always wanted to work for the city since I arrived and because of my work with the Urban League I was afforded an opportunity to meet a lot of people from different walks of life, she said. “When this position became available I applied even knowing that I have four (4) felonies on my record. Nancy Boren was familiar with me from my work with the Urban League and like I said earlier I have never lied or shied away from my past. She went to bat for me and again I will forever be grateful for her. She had to request permission to hire me from a number of individuals in city government from HR to city councilors, all of whom I had met through the Urban League. The final question, as I was told was not why do you want to hire her but give us a reason why you shouldn’t hire her. Talk about God being with me!” Her Calling “In 2003 I joined Greater Mt. Zion in Phenix City. For some reason Pastor Noble D. Williams saw something in me I didn’t even know was there. He had patience with me. I was in counseling with him for a year. He just knew
there was something better for me than what I was doing.
In 2012 I was still doing stupid things and on May 25 of that year I found myself in the hospital. I was hot, I was cold and I was laying on a gurney but I couldn’t speak. The doctors had an IV set up but they couldn’t give it to me because they didn’t know what was wrong with me. It was that day that God spoke to me and he said: “Jeanette, keep doing what you are doing and this is how you are going to end up.” And that day changed my life. It was that day I knew I was called to preach. He saved me. That was on a Friday, and Sunday, two days later, I was in the choir singing like there was nothing wrong with me. When People talk about, “Won’t He do it?” well God did that! I’m just happy that my mother, who is 90, is still alive to see my transformation.” Jeanette, 68, preached her trial sermon on February 26, 2016 and continues today serving and learning under the tutelage of her pastor Noble D. Williams. One of her most rewarding works she is involved in is her Jail ministry. Its one thing to talk about what you can do to turn your life around she says, but she can speak to them as someone who has been where they are.
“It’s like the story of the guy walking down the street when he falls in a hole, James said. The walls are so steep he can't get out. A doctor passes by and the guy shouts up, 'Hey you. Can you help me out?' The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along and the guy shouts up, 'Father, I'm down in this hole can you help me out?' The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by, 'Hey, Joe, it's me can you help me out?' And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, 'Are you stupid? Now we're both down here.' The friend says, 'Yeah, but I've been down here before and I know the way out.'" “I’m just like that individual, says James; in fact I am that individual because I am able to tell the ladies, don’t worry, I know the way out!”
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David Banner Headlined The Cufflinks & Pearls Annual Networking Event
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By Wane A. Hailes The Courier David Banner, the Grammy Award winning music producer, recording artist, philanthropist, activist and actor who has appeared in films such as Lee Daniel’s The Butler and in Tim Story’s movie Ride Along stopped in Columbus last Thursday. A prominent and passionate voice in the face of social Injustices and activism, Banner brought his message to close
to 500 of the areas young business professionals during the 10th anniversary of the annual Cufflinks and Pearls Networking Mixer. The mixer is the annual kick-off event to the 28th Annual Fountain City Classic between Fort Valley State University and Albany State University. Pictured above with Banner are local artist Keith Phillips and Kenneth Davis who presented him with artwork of his likeness.
RFP No. 18-0011 Fall Protection System for Columbus Civic Center Due: November 29, 2017 – 5:00 PM Della Lewis, CPPB, Buyer Specialist RFP No. 18-0013 On-call Services for Installation or Replacement of Storm Sewer / Combined Sewer Systems Located throughout Columbus, GA Due: December 1, 2017 – 5:00 PM Della Lewis, CPPB, Buyer Specialist
RFB No. 18-0019 Lawn Maintenance Equipment & Supplies (Annual Contract) Due: November 29, 2017 – 2:30 PM Kevin Robertson, Buyer
RFB No. 18-0020 Masonry Products (Annual Contract) Due: November 29, 2017 – 2:30 PM Kevin Robertson, Buyer
Sealed responses must be received and time/date stamped by the due date shown above, by the Finance Department/Purchasing Division of Columbus Consolidated Government, 100 Tenth Street, Columbus, GA 31901. To obtain specifications, visit the City's website at http://www.columbusga.org/finance/Excel_Docs/ Bid_Opportunities.htm, notify the Buyer via email krobertson@columbusga.org, fax 706.225.3033 or telephone 706.653.4105. Andrea J. McCorvey Purchasing Manager
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Let’s Grow (Steam)X Helps Students Utilize Their Most Abundant Resource...Their Imagination
By Wane A. Hailes The Courier
The LET’S GROW (STEAM)X (LGSx)initiative is dedicated to providing a free, competitive educational platform that focuses on helping students utilize their most abundant resource...their IMAGINATION, as well as encouraging students to develop a love for life-long learning. Through Let’s Grow, students gain the opportunity to showcase their innovative and creative talents in (STEAM)X (an acronym for science, technology, engineering, arts, math and beyond!).
Let’s Grow STEAMx (LGSX) is a relatively new organization, but in their short existence they have already made a huge impact. Their expo last year hosted 2,000 plus students with the help from over 100 community partners-you don’t get that type of help unless you’re making some serious moves. This past July, they organized the river city soap box derby. Prior to the derby, children of various ages and backgrounds filled local recreation centers to build derby cars, learn about physics (yes, physics) as well as science and technology. That’s the goal of LGSX, to create experiences that are just as motivational, educational and inspiring as they are fun. And it all ties in to the STEAM curriculum that is taught in schools across the world.
Three Thousand local area students will attend the 2nd annual Lets Grow STEAMx College and Career Expo on Friday, November 17 from 8:30-2:30 at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center. But this isn’t just another expo. Three Thousand futures are at stake. That’s the effort that members of Let’s Grow STEAMx are putting into the event.
The STEAMx (an acronym for science, technology, engineering, arts, math and beyond) curriculum, prepares students for what promises to be the most necessary and lucrative employment areas. However, with such a broad field of study, they need tangible examples. They need to see something that they could see themselves doing. They need to be inspired, then they need application for their inspiration. This, they will find at the expo.
Hailed a success by onlookers and attendees, “Last year, more than 2,000 eager and excited students attended The1st Annual Let’s Grow (STEAM)X Exploratory and Career Day and the planning committee expects this year’s turnout will be even greater," said David Britt, LGSx Chairman. He continued, “Columbus City Manager Isaiah Hugley has been named our Ambassador as an expression of the city government’s commitment to youth and STEAM-related career, and we are excited about the growing roster of companies slated to exhibit at this year’s expo.”
Sponsoring organizations for the second annual event include Columbus Crime Prevention, Liberty Utilities and Fountain City Classic.
According to Let's Grow (STEAM)X, Chief Executive Officer Robbie Branscomb, “The Let's Grow STEAMx Youth College and Career Expo is more than a conventional career fair. Our expo is an inspiring informal community classroom where students can visit interactive mobile units, attend engaging workshops and participate in panel discussions with community and business leaders. “ Branscomb concluded, “The overall success of the 2nd Annual Let’s Grow STEAMX Youth College and Career Expo will be an even greater success with our partnerships with Muscogee County School District, Russell County
School District, Goodwill Industries, Columbus Department of Labor, Gearup Georgia, Kodak, Charbroil, Visionary Solutions, Columbus State University and Columbus Tech.” Let’s Grow STEAMx recognizes the need for students in our area to realize their potential. More importantly, once this potential is realized, students must also realize how to apply it. With the help of community leaders and several community partners, The Let’s Grow STEAMx College and Career Expo is sure to plant seeds of inspiration in our area youth that will blossom into success.
For more information about how your company or organization may become involved as an exhibitor in the 2nd Annual Let’s Grow STEAMX Youth College and Career Expo or other activities and sponsored events, please contact Robbie Branscomb, Let's Grow (STEAM)X, Chief Executive Officer at 706-577-3409 or info@letsgrowsteam.org. You may also visit our website, www.letsgrowsteam.org and like our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/LETSGROWSTEAM.
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¿Cuál es la relación entre donde rádicas y tu expectativa de vida?
(StatePoint) La expectativa de vida de un extremo de una ciudad al otro puede variar, por cinco, diez o hasta 20 años, según informo el Center on Society and Health. “¿Qué se necesita para cerrar esas brechas a lo largo de nuestra comunidad y garantizar que todo el mundo tenga la oportunidad de ser saludable?” pregunta el Dr. Clyde Yancy, anterior presidente de la American Heart Association y jefe de cardiología de Northwestern University de Chicago. “Para muchas comunidades es inminente eliminar obstáculos para la salud, tales como la pobreza y la discriminación para lograr el cometido”. Treinta millones de personas en vecindarios de toda la nación tienen poco
o ningún acceso a alimentos saludables como frutas y verduras, y casi dos tercios de los adolescentes que viven en los Estados Unidos no hacen los 60 minutos recomendados de actividad física diaria. Aunque se están haciendo avances para ayudar a los niños a crecer saludables, todos los estados tienen comunidades con brechas y disparidades raciales. Para asegurarnos de que todos los niños puedan llevar una vida larga y saludable, una nueva campaña llamada Cada Niño Necesita (Every Child Needs) está creando conciencia sobre los tipos de recursos que necesitan las escuelas y comunidades a fin de crear entornos saludables que ayuden a los niños a alcanzar el éxito. Como resultado, más de 20 organizaciones dedicadas a mejorar la nutrición e incrementar la actividad física entre los niños se han unido para sentar las bases de un futuro saludable. Los expertos han identificado los siguientes elementos como factores claves para que todo niño crezca saludable. Un comienzo saludable • En hospitales y centros de trabajo, las madres necesitan apoyo y ori-
entación para la lactancia materna, con el fin de ayudar a garantizar que los bebés reciban la mejor nutrición.
bebidas saludables y tiempo para estar activos y jugar en programas extracurriculares.
• En casa y en los centros de atención y educación temprana, los niños necesitan juegos adecuados para su edad y espacio para rodar, gatear, balancearse y correr.
• Es importante que los espacios de juego sean lugares seguros, libre de cualquier peligro; ya sea parques o gimnasios.
• Todos los niños requieren bebidas y alimentos saludables, tales como leche, agua, frutas, verduras y cereales integrales. Una escuela saludable • Es importante que los almuerzos y la merienda escolar, sean alimentos nutritivos y no comida comercializada y bebidas azucaradas. “ • Los niños necesitan tiempo para estar activos durante el recreo, educación física y durante las actividades educativas en el aula. Una comunidad saludable • Todos los niños deberían tener la oportunidad de ir al colegio en bicicleta o caminado, siempre y cuando las carreteras y aceras estén habilitadas. • Después de la escuela, todos los niños necesitan aperitivos nutritivos,
• Establecimientos que sirvan meriendas y refrescos, deben incluir en sus “menús” ofertas de alimentos nutritivos. Líderes de la comunidad: para obtener herramientas, orientación y apoyo gratuito para mejorar la salud de su comunidad, favor visitar voicesforhealthykids.org. Padres y familias: para participar en la conversación en línea sobre las necesidades de los niños para crecer de modo saludable y ser promotores de cambio favor visitar voicesactioncenter.org. “Todo niño necesita y merece la oportunidad de crecer de modo saludable”, dice Yancy. “Afortunadamente, tenemos las herramientas necesarias para mejorar la salud a lo largo de toda la vida, garantizando que todos los niños tengan alimentos nutritivos que comer y lugares seguros donde estar activos”.
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Presupuestar. ¿Por qué presupuestar es tan importante? Cuando presupuestamos nuestro ingreso mensual, estamos mirando la pantalla gigante hacia dónde se nos va nuestro dinero. Planificamos y ponemos fechas de pagos de nuestras deudas. Estamos sistemáticamente organizando nuestras finanzas para ver hacia dónde se nos va el ingreso que arduamente ganamos con nuestro trabajo. Presupuestar tiene sus ventajas. Ayuda a remover gastos innecesarios y cuotas escondidas. Nos ayuda obtener ahorros organizadamente mientras aumentamos dinero adicional, si es realizado adecuadamente. Nos provee conocimiento de cuáles son nuestros ingresos mientras vemos hacia dónde se va. Mientras escribe su información financiera, en una manera organizada, obtendrás información de cómo manejas su dinero mensualmente. Apoderado con esta información, usted puede fijar metas para usted y su familia y lograrlos. Otro aspecto positivo de presupuestar es que usted toma control de sus finanzas. Te provee la habilidad de manejar sus finanzas y no al revés. El
presupuesto deberá ser flexible, adaptable para gastos inesperados como necesidades médicas y/o emergencias. Si usted presupuesta sus ingresos con otra persona (cónyuge, pareja, hijos), el presupuestar se convierte en una herramienta de comunicación. A la hora de gastar, todos tienen prioridades diferentes. Con un presupuesto, todos verán realmente hacia dónde se va el dinero. Piensa en esto como un mapa para que todos puedan seguir con una meta fija en sus mentes. Mientras trabajamos con nuestro presupuesto, estamos pensando también en que deseamos lograr en el futuro. Presupuestar nos ayuda a mantener un registro de lo que probablemente tendremos a fin de mes. ¿Qué hacemos con el ingreso sobrante? El propósito de presupuestar es planificar nuestras finanzas de tal manera que estemos en control de nuestro dinero y tener los recursos necesarios para ahorrar suficientes fondos para cubrir metas futuras y gastos inesperados. NeighborWorks Columbus provee las herramientas necesarias para asistirle con su presupuesto adecuadamente y ayudarle a ahorrar para metas futuras.
Tal vez unas de sus metas es comprar un hogar o un carro o ir a unas vacaciones familiares. Podemos proveerle los conocimientos y los recursos y guiarlo hacia un mayor control de sus finanzas. Para más información, llámenos al (706) 324-4663 o visita nuestra página cibernética: www.nwcolumbus.org.
ENGLISH Personal Budgeting Budgeting. Why is budgeting so important? When we budget our monthly income, we are looking at the bigger picture of where our money is actually going. We plan and schedule the dates of when the payments are due. We systemically are organizing our finances to really see where our hardearned income is going. Budgeting has its advantages. It helps remove unnecessary expenses and hidden fees. It helps us get our savings organized while making extra money, if done properly. It provides us with the knowledge of what our income sources are while letting us see where it goes. As you write your financial information down, in an organized form, you will gain information of how your money flows each month. Empowered with this information, you can set financial goals for your family and attain them. Another positive aspect of budgeting is that you gain control of your finances. It provides you with the ability to manage your finances and not the other way around. The budget should be flexible, adaptable, for unexpected expens-
es such as medical needs and/or emergencies. Podemos proporcionarle el conocimiento y los recursos y guiarlo hacia un mayor control de sus finanzas If you budget with another person (spouse, partner, children), budgeting becomes a communication tool. When it comes to spending, everyone in the household will have different priorities. With a budget put in place, everyone will actually see where the money is going. Think of it as a road map for everyone to follow with the end goal in mind. As we work with our budget, we are also thinking about what we would like to accomplish in the future. Budgeting helps us keep track of what we would most likely have at the end of the month. What do we do with leftover income? The main purpose of a budget is to plan our finances in such a matter that we are in control of our money and have the necessary resources to save sufficient funds to cover for future goals and unexpected expenses. NeighborWorks Columbus provides the necessary tools to help you budget accordingly and help you save for future goals. Maybe one of your goals is homeownership, or purchase a car or even a family vacation. We can provide you with the knowledge and the resources and guide you towards having more control of your finances. For more information, call us at 706-3244663 or visit our website: www.nwcolumbus.org.
Eco Latino Vol. 12
Edición 25 Gratis
Jueves 9 de Noviembre 2017
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