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“The only debts were utility and credit-card bills, which we will pay off.”
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“The only debts were utility and credit-card bills, which we will pay off.”
“As a country, we have grown dangerously comfortable.”
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“Her younger son lives in the condo, but wants to move elsewhere with friends.”
“I am a retired senior citizen living check-to-check.”
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