As I've mentioned a number of times, I devote two-thirds of the money I receive for magazine writing to savings. Working for a newspaper doesn't generate enough funds to even match a teacher's salary, so that cash comes in handy for real-life costs. The other third goes toward cards and those funds in the last couple of years have boosted my collecting in a significant way. You saw probably the flashiest card that I bought with my most recent article earnings, the 1956 Harmon Killebrew . But there were other cards that I bought with those latest funds, too. I moved closer to completing the 1978 Kellogg's set with a selection of six more cards from the set. With these latest cards I'm down to needing just four more cards to finish it. Those last few cards are Eddie Murray, Larry Bowa, Tommy John and Dave Parker. I have both Murray and Bowa in my cart right now. And I'm sure I'll track down John and Parker in no time. But enough about the stragglers. This po...
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