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Are Single People Getting Financially Screwed?

According to Lisa Arnold and Christina Campbell, singles can pay as much as $1 million more over a lifetime than those who are married, simply because of their marital status.

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Poverty Wrecks the Mind, Not Just the Wallet

Research conducted over the last two decades lends powerful credence to the claim that chronic poverty cripples an individual’s ability to make sound financial choices, with each decision exacting a “psychic cost” that diminishes the mental fortitude needed to make subsequent tough choices. (more)

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Fastow: Enron’s Lay ‘Lied About Enron Finances’

The energy company’s former CFO testifies that Ken Lay, the former CEO, lied about the company’s financial situation in the months before the company’s collapse.

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Family Savings Look Scary Across the Board

The Federal Reserve finds that the average family has only about $3,800 in the bank, no retirement account and no stocks or bonds, and can’t pay off a $2,200 credit card balance.
Pretty grim…. But don’t fear. Tax cuts for the rich will make everything all better.

Posted on Mar 5, 2006 READ MORE


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