Dear Mary: My husband and I have been out of debt for approximately five years. It's great. The problem is…
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Dear Mary: My question is about life insurance. My wife believes that I need life insurance because I am the…
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Dear Mary: What does it mean to "balance" my bank account? How do I do that? Why should I? I…
Dear Mary: We have decided to pay off a bunch of bills and do some much-needed repairs on our house.…
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