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Spilyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Indian business talk Living below your means By Bruce Engle Tribal Credit Enterprise Have you heard o f these popular advice column and television talk show topics: “How to get out o f debt” and “How to save for (fill in the blank)”? Are there secrets to doing these things? D o we have to buy a book, or a CD, or a DVD to discover them? The answer is, No. There are no se crets. The answer is simply: Live below your means. That’s it. Those four words are like magic. They wo|rk for individuals, for families, and for businesses. You can become a successful money manager by conduct ing your financial life according to that formula. Do that, do it often, and personal and business financial success can be yours. Might you need some help remem bering the formula when you are shop ping in a store, or on the computer, or at a yard sale? If so, here are three more helpful words: Burp A Buffalo. What? Yup, Burp a Buffalo. Years ago, some nickels had ah In dian Head on one side and a buffalo on the other. It was said that a cheap skate could squeeze a nickel until the buffalo burped. Let’s apply that old saying to the idea of living below your means, but with out having to be a real full-blown cheapskate. Part o f the solution is to decide if your intended purchase is something you really “need” or something you just “want.” Let’s say you want to buy something that you really don’t need. Oh, but you do -want it! What to do? How to de- cid'e? This is when you might squeeze the buffalo. Let’s twist the old saying like this: I f you can make the buffalo burp, you can buy the item. I f you can’t make that buffalo burp, you don’t buy. So, the rule could be “No burp, no buy.” N ot buying mere “wants” now can save you a lot o f money that can be used later for meeting more pressing “needs” such as education, home and car repairs, medical emergencies, fam ily emergencies, retirement, etc. Where can you get a buffalo? Some 2005 nickels have one on the back. 2005 Kansas quarters also have one. 2006 N orth Dakota quarters have two o f the critters. They are in circulation. Look for them. Get one and drill a hole near the edge and put it on your keychain. Then, it will always be handy to remind you to “burp a buffalo, or live below your means.” PS: I’ll exchange drilled nickels and quarters at our next Financial Skills and Homebuyer classes. H o rs e s : tribes consider options (Continued from page 1) The current population o f wild horses on the reservation is estimated at just under 4,000. The animals are destroying habitat o f native o f grasses, and foraging through sensitive riparian areas, damaging the fisheries resource. There are areas o f the reservation that are at their carrying capacity for livestock, while the horse population continues to grow. Eventually, the wild horses will displace the deer and elk populations, said Jacob Frank, assistant Range and Ag manager. “A tool we need for range manage ment is somewhere to go with some of these horses,” said Frank. “For now, it’s a question mark as to what we can do.” The people who have lobbied the federal government for protection o f wild horses had their good intentions. But the consequences could be di sastrous for the rangeland o f the res ervation, and the native species that live there.1 The seriousness o f the situation has led the tribes to consider the possible development o f a horse slaughter fa cility on tribal land. Jason Smith said that any alternative suggestions are welcome. Facing this dilemma, he said, “What can we do?” Births Tiyab Jade Stacona Jordan Stacona and Shaylene Craig o f W arm Springs are pleased to announce the birth of th eir d au g h ter Riyah Jade Stacona, born on June 7, 2009. T he gran d p aren ts on the father’s side are William Stacona o f Mission, and Janell Smith o f Warm Springs. Grandparents on the mother’s side are Joel Q. Craig o f Port land, and Kathy and Maurice Smith o f Warm Springs. Kylen Iya-Kiva-Eul Stevens Orlando Craig Stevens and Daleena Mae Frank o f Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth of their son Kylen Iya- Kwa-Lul Stevens, born on June 1, 2009. Kylen joins brothers Colton and P resto n , and sister Kasheena. T he g ran d p aren ts on the father’s side are Tommy and Lori Fuentes o f Warm Springs, and Mark Stevens Sr. Grandparents on the mother’s side are Je rry and Sandra Sampson o f Warm Springs, and Jeffery Frank, o f Warm Springs. 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