by Jule Kucera | Dec 19, 2021 | Blog
Audio: The Sins of the Parents Back when I was in the fundamentalist Christian church, I read the Bible a lot. It was a status symbol to have a bible showing signs of wear from heavy reading. Covers that fell off were replaced with a slab of thick leather. Center...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 12, 2021 | Blog
Audio: Money Isn’t the Only Secret I started work on my family tree, so it could be a tool for readers as I research the story of money in my family. I worked in Ancestry.com. My dad’s side came together quickly. Most suggested names of relatives had two or...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 5, 2021 | Blog
Audio: The ‘Indian Threat’? Because Thanksgiving was last week, and because my Diversity & Inclusion class is coming to a close, there is something on my mind. Thanksgiving? Or Takesgiving? It depends on your perspective. It depends on the story you...
by Jule Kucera | Nov 28, 2021 | Blog
Audio: Death Benefits I set up my will so that none of the beneficiaries benefit if any of them die first. The dead person’s share doesn’t go back into the pool to be shared by those remaining. It goes to a not-for-profit. Even though I’m not talking about vast sums...
by Jule Kucera | Nov 21, 2021 | Blog
Audio: You Stole From Me! “You stole from me!” I would recognize that voice and the anger if I were drugged, or asleep, or ninety-one years old. My father had called, and those were his first words. Had he meant to call someone else? “Dad?” “Don’t pretend you don’t...
by Jule Kucera | Nov 14, 2021 | Blog
Audio: Money is Here Now The day after I wrote last week’s post, I thought I would start going back in time, to the 1800s, to my great-grandfather. But then my brother and I talked. I had texted my brother asking how involved he wanted to be in care decisions about...
