James Sinks

Helping Oregonians lead more secure lives via #FinLit & #FinEd, dad, soccer fan, wannabe runner, bad joke teller, writer, former journalist. Opinions are my own

[Oregon State Treasury @OregonTreasury]

We're excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 Financial Empowerment Awards! In celebration of #FinancialLiteracyMonth, these awards honor educators and community champions for their dedication to advancing financial empowerment in Oregon. Read here: https://t.co/zEo0aSo3ZN

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

How are Oregonians faring financially? Whether you're a data nerd like me, or just curious about how we're saving and coping with money stress (spoiler alert: could be better) our annual @OregonTreasury Financial Wellness Scorecard has the skinny #finlit #FinancialLiteracyMonth

[Oregon State Treasury @OregonTreasury]

Our #FinancialLiteracyMonth fact of the day is more Oregon households are saving for retirement than the national average! As Oregonians pursue their financial dreams, our Financial Wellness Scorecard offers a snapshot of Oregon's financial health: https://t.co/f6bcxYsGwy

[Oregon State Treasury @OregonTreasury]

How healthy are Oregonians’ finances?

Our 2025 Financial Wellness Scorecard captures all this and more! The annual scorecard shows households are earning more, yet many families are still struggling to save and make ends meet. Learn more here: https://t.co/Swh5yYw33t

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@JHopkinsSD Rainforest ruckus / rivalry
Best coast beatdown

The cascade ones sound like you’d run into confusion with Timbers/sounders

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@SpaceWuffHusky @foxtrot_j If you are going to build once-in-forever infrastructure, and we should, then put it in the right place. In 50 years, people would roll their eyes, rightfully. Don’t take up half of Barbur. Stations under Ohsu and hillsdale, and directly to PCC (and extend to Tualatin or further)

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@CFBRep 7 of the 10 games involve former #Pac12 teams. Surprised? Not really. Seems like the collective image and quality of the programs in the onetime conference of champions is actually pretty good. Pity about the TV overlords

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@JonahNHenderson I remember back in the day when they would attack on offense

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@johncanzanobft And is that it? A Texas presence or two still would still seem to be a strategic play for ratings and recruiting?

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@johncanzanobft Will TV drive decisions on new entrants? (Yes)
Will Texas markets be sought? (Better be)
Tulane? (Hope so)
Zags? (Hope so)
Will Stanford/Cal be enticed? (Probably not)
What will this mean if there’s a chip kelly super league?
Disproportionate shares to attract bigger names?

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@YogiRoth @pac12 @yoptionfb If Fresno State and Boise are in, then I don’t see Stanford/Cal coming back, unless they have had a massive change of heart about academic fit. If it was Tulane, different story.

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@JonahNHenderson News alert! North Dakota about to be accused of stealing their film

[Secretary of State Tobias Read @ORSecretaryRead]

Our newly expanded online financial wellness hub on Oregon’s @211info is free and connects you to an array of counseling, savings, debt consolidation, and low-cost banking programs. Visit https://t.co/urSC7rf7bf to discover tools to navigate your finances with confidence!

[Secretary of State Tobias Read @ORSecretaryRead]

Today we released our 2024 Oregon Financial Wellness Scorecard. This wide-ranging resource provides a snapshot of how Oregonians are faring financially and captures data from local and national organizations. Read more about today's announcement here: https://t.co/f636iSXh7K

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

It appears somebody was skipping on the sidewalk outside the office today. (If Uno, Uno) #uno #salem

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@JWMediaDC Given the academic importance to the PAC members, but also acknowledging importance of TV markets, I could see something like: Stanford, Cal, Oregon State, WSU, SDSU, UNLV (with a pledge to boost academic profile), CSU, Air Force, SMU, Tulane, Rice, plus Zags for bball

[FitMoney @LearnFitMoney]

Last week, Oregon joined the 22 other states mandating a financial literacy course in high school to total 23 states nationwide.
Nearly half of states are helping to build the financial skills young adults need before they leave the classroom. Could your state be next?

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

.@johncanzanobft Footnote to the #Pac12 collapse? How shortsighted were Apple and Amazon? Absolutely blame collusion by ESPN/Fox, but by also lowballing, the supposedly forward thinking tech giants squandered the potential to own CFB in the entire West and gave it to the networks

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@mtorressports @DucksDigest Hate it

[James Sinks @jamessinks]

@JamesCrepea The people openly rooting for the fragmentation of the pac now want to make it seem like it’s ok because traditional rivalries will supposedly keep happening. Sure they will.

[Embark Savings @EmbarkSavings]

Oregonians are learning to be more vigilant today at #OregonScamJam in the Dalles, presented by #financialempowerment leaders⚠️🚨

Thank you to @ORDOJ @AARPOR @OregonDCBS @FTC @ORHumanServices and Wasco County Sheriff Lane McGill.