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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

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Forty-one percent of adults in the United States gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F on their knowledge of personal finance (according to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling).

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Mourning the Loss of Privacy

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Consumer Affairs reported that in 2005, CVS posted purchases made by holders of their loyalty card). Linked In knows your professional history and education. Online job sites have databases about your salary requirements, job history and education. What I eat and buy at the grocery used to be my own business.

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Meet a Reader | M from the PNW

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We took out an 80/20 adjustable rate, interest-only mortgage in 2005 to buy a house at the very top of our budget. Did you ever receive any financial education in school or from your parents? Banff, Canada If you know credit cards are something you can be disciplined with (never carry a balance!!) I like canning excess fruit.

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10 Health Benefits of Sex – Sex Can be healthy

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“Sex is a great mode of exercise,” says Patti Britton, PhD, a Los Angeles sexologist and president of the American Association of Sexuality Educators and Therapists. So if you’re feeling suddenly more generous toward your partner than usual, credit the love hormone. ©2005-2006 WebMD, Inc. Sex Reduces Pain.

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