Interview Project

Where did you go to school, what was it like?

• My Grandmother went to
• eight different schools
• from 1st to 12th grade
• so that her father could
• find work.

What was your first job and how much did you make?

• My Grandmother's first
• job was at the Virginian
• Electric and Power Co.
• She made $1.75/hr

What did you do with your money?

• She bought clothes and
• shoes, she also gave an
• amount to her parents
• while living at home.

HOW DID YOU LEARN ABOUT MONEY?

• From her parents, but
• also the mistakes she
• made along the way.

How did your children learn?

• "My husband and I taught
• our children to stay out
• of debt, to pay their bills
• on time and not to buy
• anything they can't afford."

Additional Questions

• What would you do if you
• wanted something you
• couldn't afford?
• She wouldn't buy it!
• She did not have credit cards