STUDENTS SAY `SAVE' ESSAYS ESPOUSE WISDOM OF SMART MONEY MANAGEMENT.Byline: Mark Kellam Valley News Writer ``A penny saved is a penny earned.'' That famous quote associated with Benjamin Franklin was at the center of an essay contest held recently at Columbus Elementary in Van Nuys. Fourth-graders at the school wrote essays about the value of saving money. Maria Palacios' essay took first place. In it, she wrote that it's important to save money because you'll need it to buy necessities such as a house, food and clothes. She also pointed out the importance of keeping charities in mind. ``When you help other people with money, they might help you when you need it,'' she wrote. Damaris Urrutia, who came in second, said it's important to save money when children are young so they can go to college when they grow up. Third-place winner David Martinez
David Martinez Guzman is managing partner of Fintech Advisory, a firm that specializes in corporate and country debt. said it's important to save money so you can live independently. ``When you move out from your parents' house and you buy a house, you have to pay your bills. If you don't save your money, you will be poor and you will have to move back with your parents,'' he wrote. Others honored in the contest were Moujan Hekmatshoar, who won fourth place, and Enrique Martinez Enrique Martinez or Enrique Martínez can mean:
The essay contest was sponsored by Valley Presbyterian Hospital Presbyterian Hospital can refer to several places:
A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. from Wells Fargo Wells Fargo armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147] See : Protectiveness Wells Fargo company that handled express service to western states; often robbed. [Am. Hist. Bank. They also got to find out more about finance and banking on the Wellsfargo.com bus, which was visiting Valley Presbyterian recently to provide information to hospital employees. Each student also received a $100 cash card from Tracey Talley, chief financial officer of Valley Presbyterian. He gave them the prize in hopes they will open a savings account Savings Account A deposit account intended for funds that are expected to stay in for the short term. A savings account offers lower returns than the market rates. Notes: to begin preparing for their financial futures financial futures Obligations to buy or sell particular positions in financial instruments. The features of financial futures are identical to those of any futures contract except that the asset for delivery is of a financial nature. . CAPTION(S): photo Photo: From left, winners of an essay contest about saving money were Damaris Urrutia, Moujan Hekmatshoar, David Martinez, Enrique Martinez and Maria Palacios. Mark Kellam/Valley News |
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