Money Management Skills



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at their current net market value, sorted into three categories:

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needs, investment assets whose primary purpose is to fund future

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between short-term liabilities that can be paid off within the next

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debt or other consumer debts, while long-term liabilities include a

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There are a lot of people with near-zero net worth and a few people

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