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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. We lived off my salary and banked Alan’s even before we were married so that we could build our own house (literally), paying cash as we went. We don’t have to spend a lot for entertainment.

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Stock Market Sectors: 11 Official GICS Groups

Savings Corner

Banks are a key industry group within the sector, but you’ll also find insurance companies , brokerage houses, consumer finance providers, and mortgage-related real estate investment trusts among financials. Financials 6. Financials sector The financials sector includes businesses that are primarily related to handling money.