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I have a few of them. Distant family members randomly sending me money. People offering me business random business deals that were fantastic. I was short on my car payment due the next day, then I found $600 in the street. But my favorite…
I was 11 years old and we were very poor. My mom had just told us that things were going to be even tighter because they were cutting her hours at work to keep everyone's job. I had the form in my pocket for a McDonald's treat day, but I…
Last year, I was working as a junior engineer at my company. While I enjoyed my job, I was hoping for a salary raise to help with some personal goals. However, raises for junior or mid-level employees were pretty rare, especially outside…
Well. I was someone who had absolutely nothing with kids & no family, no one to ask for any sort of help. Well, we moved into a house that is paid for, drive a truck, sent my youngest to LSU (only had to pay $450 for the entire semester…
Christmas was only a few weeks away. My husband and I were struggling financially. Our kids were small and I was very sad that we wouldn't be able to get them much. I've always been an avid reader and I would find used books on Amazon for…