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Come retirement time, a paid-off mortgage means your monthly expenses are significantly reduced, and you have a chunk of equity to play with.
Why It's Time To Buy Ruth Simon 2011
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Congresswoman Slaughter first introduced this important bill in 2009, but the issues were publicly dismissed by the intensive farming lobby and its paid-off politicians.
Andrew Gunther: E. Coli and the Misuse of Antibiotics Andrew Gunther 2011
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He controlled not only the Republican political machine that had a stranglehold on government, but also made sure illegal liquor, prostitution and gambling operations flourished under the protection of paid-off officials.
Atlantic City Banks On `Boardwalk Empire' To Bring Tourists AP 2010
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Her parents even managed to screw over my mother from the grave: My grandfather had been a plumber, my grandmother a housewife, yet somehow they amassed more than three quarters of a million dollars—and their fully paid-off triplex was worth more than a million.
Dirty Secret Jessie Sholl 2011
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On Tuesday, March 17th, whether by accident or the trickery of a paid-off Chinese guide, they are alleged to have stepped across an invisible border line at a bridge crossing between China and North Korea.
Global Voices in English » North Korea: Two American Journalists Sentenced to Hard Labor 2009
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Grandma might have no wage income, but might live well in a paid-off house with minimal expenses, but brings down the household numbers.
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No more revolving-door lobbyists, paid-off politicians, or highest-bidder politics.
Ben Tripp: What Are Your Demands? Ben Tripp 2011
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No more revolving-door lobbyists, paid-off politicians, or highest-bidder politics.
Ben Tripp: What Are Your Demands? Ben Tripp 2011
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Most of the pensioners are long gone out of the jurisdiction, and the local retirees are facing a combination of declining public services and now increased taxes on their purchases and their paid-off homes if the measure goes through.
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Now I'm 37 with no debt, a paid-off house, a maxed-out 401k every year, and enough savings to live on for several years if I needed to.
Color of Money Live 2011
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