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The Principal's Podium
September 17, 1997
I just discovered that I have a "situation" in my apartment here in Old Town Alexandria, Va. The situation is this: I'm sharing my charming and historically significant home with a bunch of rats.
When I told Max Keeler (TMF Conan) about my Rodentia problem, I felt he was not expressing an appropriate level of concern and disgust. It turns out he had a pet rat when he was growing up. It would come when called and perform on demand.
I guess it's all about perspective. To Max, rats are just meatier Gerbils. To me they are a compelling reason to move.
Perspective is a theme this week at the Family Fool. [Ed. note: We'll forgive Dayana's lazy transitions until she gets a new apartment and a sound night of sleep.] When a stock price moves, news helps investors put what happened to it into perspective. In How To Use the News, Trudy Bowen (TMF Hoyden) writes about the events, people, and numbers that investors should look for. Sit down with the kids to go through this collection. If you don't have little ones of your own, grab your favorite niece neighborhood kid. You never know who has important news that you could apply to investing.
What is investing like from a kid's perspective? George Runkle (TMF Runkle) has a pretty good idea. He used his favorite Uncle Cleo as a model for Talking Stocks With Tots. We'd like to hear about your experiences involving your kids in the family finances on the Family Fool message board or in a Family Fribble.
And if anyone knows of a vacant, charming, cheap, and uninfested apartment in Old Town, please drop me a note.
Until next week,
Dayana Yochim
TMF School
