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Cummuta, John M. //Debt-FREE & Prosperous Living Basic Course//. 8th ed. Boscobel: Debt-FREE & Prosperous Living, 1998. Print
 * 1) 32% of survery respondents have simply stopped saving all together
 * 2) 20% routinely get overdue notices from creditors
 * 3) 17% dont have enough money to pay their taxes
 * 4) 10% ask family, friends, or colleagues for loans
 * 5) 4% declared personal bankruptcy in the past year
 * 6) 14% dont know the interest rate on their credit cards
 * 7) 9% get cash advances from one credit card to pay off debt on another
 * 8) 9% post-date personal checks so they won't bounce
 * 9) 6% borrow for regular, everyday essentials such as groceries, clothing, and gasoline for their car
 * 10) 76% of the general public feel they should be putting more money aside for their retirement (1997)