Art Art was born and raised in California. When he was a child he and his family loved to hike in the mountains, surf, and scuba dive. After graduating from high school, he attended state college, where he earned a degree in graphic design. After Art had spent several fruitless months job hunting, a friend, Frank, from Ohio told him that he and his father were starting a new company, and they felt Art would fit right in. The company was going to specialize in designing packaging for educational materials and they needed someone to help with sales and develop new design concepts. Art was very excited until he learned that they needed start- up money and wanted Art to put in a significant amount. They said that the cost of living in Ohio was less than in California, so Art could find affordable housing and insurance once he moved. Frank also promised that Art's investment would be repaid within the first two years. Art had a trust account from his grandmother that he was planning to use to return to school and get his mas- ter's degree. Without telling anyone, Art withdrew the money. The business did fairly well the first year, and Art began to make a life in Ohio. He met a girl and soon they were married. Joan was in her last year of nursing school, working part time in a nursing home, and she had excellent prospects of work after she graduated. Six months later, Art's friend declared bankruptcy. Depressed and embarrassed, Art didn't know what to do. The job market in Ohio was not strong in Art's field, so Art and Joan decided that Art would go back to California and Joan would finish nursing school and then join him. With only phone calls and e-mails, Joan and Art found their relationship was in trouble. Art found work, but it was not what he wanted to do and the money was barely enough to suppor one person. Joan graduated and was offered a good job in Ohio She encouraged Art to come back, but he knew he could now make a good living there and he didn't want Joan to be the primary wage earner. He tried to get Joan to come to California, but she felt comfortable in Ohio and was reluctant to make the move. After three months, Joan told Art that she didn't think the marriage was going to survive and she filed for divorce. WHAT DO YOU THINK? 1. How would you evaluate Art's decision-making skills? What would you have done differently if you were Art? 2. How would you evaluate Joan's response to Art's request to move to California? 3. Were there any issues Art and Joan could have discussed before making their decision? 4. Iyou were Art, what research would you have done before you took the job in Ohio? 5. What strategies or resources could Joan and Art have used to save their marriage? 6. Would you use your savings on a new venture? Why or why not?