money

How much money do states spend on education each year? How much of your tax dollars are spent on education? Newly released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal just how much each state spends per student. Where does Montana stand on the spending list?

We're all trying to make our dollars stretch more these days. Montana has become one of the "least affordable states" in the country, and places like Bozeman are simply no longer affordable for many. Nothing we haven't heard before. But what was this place like 20 years ago?

We tried to add together just about every cost you'd accrue while vacationing over a week in Bozeman. It's quite a chunk of change.

How about a mini bull? There are practical ways, AND fun ways to blow $500 around here. We did some price checking on stuff to see how inflation is affecting our spending power.

Running a city is expensive, but never forget that YOUR TAX DOLLARS are what pay the bills around here. It's never a bad idea to keep tabs on where your money is going.

I'm talking money. Stretching the paycheck. Incentives that truly work. Bozeman is rapidly running out of time to figure out how to allow us "normal folks" to live here. Let's get insanely creative and throw all the ideas on the wall before it's too late.