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US Presidents and Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Even so his surviving daughter had to live off charity. Read more about this on Yahoo Finance article The 10 Richest U.S. It matches current salary amounts of Executive Level 1 Personnel (like cabinet members), which according to a CRS Report for Congress was $191,300 as of 2008. Presidents.

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Why Use Cash?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In 2008-2009 when we had the credit crunch and recession, there was at least one day when stores were not accepting credit. We took a day trip to a small town in our area several years ago with our grown son and daughter-in-law. Gas stations, some hotels, some restaurants are examples of places you might negotiate a cash discount.

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If You Are Able, Adopt-a-Family or Senior This Holiday Season

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So when our oldest daughter was born 7 years ago, we were over-joyed.and maybe a bit overwhelmed. Right after our daughter was born, I read an article in the newspaper that tugged at my heart and my postpartum hormones. That first year, the family was a single mother whose infant son was born just a few days before our daughter.

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