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How not to fund your vacation
05-04-2013, 04:59 AM
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How not to fund your vacation
"North Carolina man says he felt 'pressured' to get money to pay for Disney cruise tickets."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...ckets/2131825/
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05-04-2013, 05:58 AM
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Read the fine print: "Substantial penalty for early withdrawal".
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05-04-2013, 07:57 AM
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Somebody has to anchor the left end of the IQ curve. Might as well be him.
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05-04-2013, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by obgyn65
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I wonder if he's related to the man who lost his "life savings" of $2600 in a carnival game.
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05-04-2013, 09:26 AM
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"There never is shortage of the gullible to accept the illogical"...Anonymous
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05-04-2013, 09:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ally
I wonder if he's related to the man who lost his "life savings" of $2600 in a carnival game.
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05-05-2013, 08:47 PM
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Ok then - my next cruise will be on Carnival Disney .... eh, I can do without cruises
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