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Million Dollar Plan by IBJ Media

Aug 21, 202661:56Business

Personal finance advice has a bad habit of sounding pass/fail. Save 15% for retirement. Have six months of expenses in cash. Put 20% down on a house. Never carry a credit-card balance. Have a will. That advice isn't wron...

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