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Olney ISD School Board Meeting Update
ADMINISTRATORS PRESENT: Dr. Greg Roach-Superintendent, Elaine Reno-Director of Accountability and Compliance, Jennie Walker-Human Resource Director, Matt Caffey-High School Principal, Gunter Rodriguez-Junior High Principal, Amanda Barrientes-Elementary School Principal, Rodney Bennett-Band Director, Cristi Little-Big 4 Co-op Director and Tim H. Orsak-Chief Financial Officer. Visitors present: Lori Cox, Beth Ferrier.
Financial Focus: Avoid Touching Retirement Plan Early
You contribute to an IRA and 401(k) to help build the financial resources you’ll need to enjoy a comfortable retirement. But despite these funds being set aside for retirement, many investors use them before they retire. More than half of Americans tap into their retirement savings early, according to a survey from Magnify Money, a website focusing on financial topics. How can you avoid this problem?
BLESSED AND A BLESSING
I was sitting on a curb with some bags around me, at the end of my rope. On parole, and homeless, I was also hopeless. I started making calls to shelters around Texas. Literally fifty-two phone calls later, the House of Mercy answered the phone and actually listened, and told me the magical words, “we have room for you”. It was a sometimes difficult, but often joyous adjustment. Adjusting to being a part of something bigger than myself, learning that God cared for me, that I had a purpose, no matter what was my past. The classes, the positivity, the around the clock care lifted me up. I am no longer worthless, one of lifes’ throw aways. Preston, Trena, Tammy, Nancy and others all took the time to teach me the Word, teach me what real Godly love is. Now I am on the verge of getting my own apartment in a city where I have family that I have been able to reconnect with while I was here. They see the change in me since I have been at House of Mercy. I had nothing when I arrived. No family that wanted me in their lives, no home, no hope. It has been a journey that I thought I was incapable of. But now I know I am not alone. I have family, I have the House of Mercy and I have Christ in me. As it is written, If God is with me, who can be against me?