1972, September 7: Compound-interest calculations from Peter
Peter demonstrates how compound interest works, in great detail.
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1972, September 15: Postcard from Marcy to G&H
Marcy explains why she was “running around the house yelling Money Money while [Peter] was on the phone.”
1972, September 27: Postcard from Marcy to G&H (plus bonus semi-card from Jed)
A thank-you note for some napkins, from our new home in Stockton.
1972, October 24: Letter from Marcy and Peter to G&H
Peter and Marcy take baths; we watch the World Series on TV; Peter has to have an emergency tooth extraction; updates on Peter’s job; discussions of teaching; and more. “Picture us, Sunday afternoon, eyes fixed on the screen of our——would-you-believe?——Color TV, eating tortillas & beans, blissfully watching the World Series, cheering for Catfish and his hairy teammates, trying to be patient with Jed, who asked incessantly, ‘Is it over now?’ and ‘Will you tell me when one team wins?’”
1972, November-ish: Letter from Marcy to G&H
A Marine World visit, plus assorted other tidbits. “man puts head between jaws of killer whale:::Peter: ‘Hey, Jed, look at that! What do you think of that?’ Jed: ‘Oh, yeah, I saw that on television.’”
1972, December-ish: Note from Marcy to G&H
A Christmas note to George and Helen.
1973, January 4: Letter from Peter to G&H
Peter describes the amounts of money that we owed to various organizations and people. “we have not forgotten our obligation to you, but they’ve turned off the water and, and, and…”
1973, January 8: Letter from George to Peter
George expresses consternation about the amount of our debt. “Not that we can help that much financially, but the burden is just too great for anybody to be living almost from hand to mouth and always behind.”
1973, January 15: Letter from Peter and Marcy to G&H
Peter and Marcy attempt to reassure George that their financial situation isn’t so bad after all. “Please bear in mind that Peter’s original estimate was somewhat on the negative side because he was very depressed & worried about that late paycheck, & also because I do most of the keeping track of funds & he wasn’t aware of what had already been paid.”
1973, March 25: Postcard from Peter to G&H
Peter sends a postcard to let George and Helen know that Marcy is writing them a letter.