20 Bank Accounts for Grandchildren By: Heather Latimer / Heather’s Self-Help Tips When I started school in England in the 1930s, I was given a picture that showed a tiny acorn beside a huge oak tree under the heading, “Little acorns grow into huge oaks.” It was accompanied by a post office savings book in which we were instructed to deposit pennies from our weekly allowance plus all the money received for birthday and Christmas gifts. Consequently, I developed the habit of saving that has remained with me to this time. After spending long years working and increasing savings, I now need that money to pay for prescriptions, caregivers and perhaps residence in an assisted living facility. In addition, like some aging grandparents, we may be “victims” of several offspring with entitlement mindsets. Youngsters who expect frequent gifts and cash handouts without working for them plus a substantial inheritance later on. With so many demands on money it’s wise to introduce newborn family members to handling their own deposits and withdrawals. Chase Bank recently introduced a “debit card for kids” aged 6 – 17 years of age. Every adult Chase customer is eligible to open it in a child’s name by making a small one-time initial payment. Thereafter the young account owner is required to keep it open by making deposits. Those could consist of a fixed portion from a regular monthly allowance plus earnings for chores carried out in the home, or from odd jobs like babysitting. According to bankers, those hands-on experiences cannot fail to result in wise decisions regarding their capital long before the youthful account owners reach maturity. Heather Latimer is a nationally recognized specialist in making difficult subjects easy and author of 17 books. See amazon.com/ heather latimer/how to overcome. Sensational Jonny Bird and Chase Brown autograph their show poster at Sun City MacDonald Ranch last month. Their country & western show captivated the crowd and their performances can be summed up in one word: YEE HAW!! <strong>May</strong> <strong>2023</strong> Mysterious Mount Shasta By: Ali Guggenheim / Psychic Phenomenon Thousands of seekers from all over the world arrive in Mount Shasta’s in Northern California for spiritual cleansing, healing, and self-discovery. Although some visitors come for outdoor sports, many more flock here annually for mystical experiences. Most say they heard it was a magical healing Mecca, while some say they listened to the “Call of the Mountain.” Yet, everyone agreed that it was impossible to go to Mount Shasta and not be changed. Mount Shasta is one of the planet’s most energetic and sacred peaks. Historically it’s been a paranormal wonderland. It has vortexes, cosmic portals, caverns, hot springs, etc.; Bigfoot, UFO, inexplicable supernatural sightings, stories of hikers vanishing without a trace, etc. It’s also the source of ancient legends and Shamanic rituals since the Native Americans. The Winnemem Wintu tribe, indigenous to the area, claim they’ve always felt that they came from the mountain; it’s a sacred part of the center of the universe. They even have stories about it being the creator’s home. Some wonder if the mountain’s unique geology and placement on earth attract beings from other worlds - and maybe even different dimensions. Others believe that the lost continent of Lemuria, with its Crystalline capital city, Telos, is hidden underneath the mountain. Some claimed to see white-robed, seven foot giant Lemurians shopping in town, traveling in cloud-shaped UFOs in and out of the mountain. An enigma still haunts Mount Shasta native Elijah Sullivan. He spent the last six years trying to solve the mystery of a giant (60 ft) secretly hand-dug hole on forest land on the side of Mount Shasta ten years ago. Even though Forest Agents refilled the gap, Sullivan is still adamant about investigating its source and what they were looking for. He’s been tracking three main theories, each of which points to a different story about the region’s history. Were they looking for the underworld of Lemuria, Ancient American Indian artifacts, or gold? As cited in Active NoCal Magazine: “The town’s diversity is its draw, and sitting at the bottom of the hole could have been any object representing any of the mountain’s mysteries. Unfortunately, its origins may never be known, just like the many unanswered questions surrounding Mount Shasta.” To contact Ali or for spiritual consultations, coaching, workshops and readings, email: alivegasvoice@yahoo.com.
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