MCPS prepares facilities for school year, looks toward possible bond - July 19, 2013 Missoulian article

Click on the link below to read an article on a new boiler being installed at Lewis and Clark School in Missoula.

MCPS prepares facilities for school year, looks toward possible bond

What does missoula school watchdog think about this new boiler?

msw needs to give a little background so as to give readers the reason for msw ideas on this topic.

Dave Ramsey is a wonderful guy who gives financial advise to millions of Americans. Ramsey has published many books and has a national radio show on how to manage money - both for individual families and also for businesses. His home turf is in Nashville, Tennessee.  Ramsey's life story is a riches to rags to riches story.  His financial advise centers around helping people prevent what happened to him and his wife and to help people get out of financial troubles.

The link to Dave Ramsey's website is -
www.daveramsey.com
Why is msw bringing Dave Ramsey into a discussion on a boiler at Lewis and Clark School?  In the article it states that the government has given the district a grant for the boiler for thousands of dollars.

How would Dave Ramssey have‎ handled this issue?  msw believes that Dave Ramsey would have set aside a SINKING FUND for this expenditure.  A boiler and other school infrastructure items such as a roof, flooring, any number of things will no doubt need replacing. So - instead of waiting for the boiler (or roof, etc.) to go out and act surprised that it did, a school district would have in place a SINKING FUND WITH ALL THE FUNDS NEEDED ALL READY IN PLACE TO DEAL WITH THIS REPLACEMENT. 

Missoula County Public Schools as well as many government entities in Missoula and all across the country would benefit enormormously from Dave Ramsey's sage advice. Note: So would all the taxpayers that fund our schools/government.