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US Presidents and Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We toured Monticello in 2005 and learned that Thomas Jefferson, one of my favorite presidents died a pauper. Even so his surviving daughter had to live off charity. We toured Gettysburg in 2005 as well and watched a re-enactment of the 4 day battle starting July 1 and ending July 4, where more than 51,000 soldiers from both sides died.

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5 Steps to Succeeding Your Goals

Family Balance Sheet

Running wasn't new to me; I started running (to Dairy Queen) in college and ran my first 5k in my twenties. Once I became pregnant with our first daughter in 2005, at the ripe old age of 35, I stopped running completely and took up walking. In my early 30's, I competed in several sprint triathlons.

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