Franklin Sanders

Money: Substance or Symbol - Part I In 1987 an attorney in Memphis, Tennessee, informed me that an Assistant US Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee had called me “the most dangerous man in the Mid-South.” Imagine the terror you would feel if someone named you that. What sorts of criminals does the US Attorney’s office deal with? Was I a drug trafficker? No. Bank fraud perpetrator? Check kiter? Purveyor of prostitutes? Pornographer? Briber of government officials? Murderer? Terrorist? Communist revolutionary? No. None of these. I was the quiet father of seven children and a businessman. How on earth could the Assistant US Attorney dealing with all sorts of criminals call me “the most dangerous man in the Mid-South”? How could I be the most dangerous man in the Mid-South? Because… 07/20/06
Back to Eden - Southern Economic Renewal: What Can You Do? Don’t laugh, it works. After six months on the envelope budget, my wife and I had broken forever our addiction to credit cards, and saved enough money to buy a second car, to boot. By the way, it’s important to engage your children in this budget. By watching Mommy and Daddy handle their money carefully, children learn to handle their own. And you’ll be helping yourself; because the envelope budget will help you spar money you would otherwise have blown — money that will get you out of debt. 03/06/07