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FINANCIAL FREEDOM

IT MUST BE NICE TO GO OUT AND SPEND MONEY ON ANYTHING:
TO BUY FOR YOUR WIFE EXPENSIVE EARRINGS A NECKLACEC AND A RING:
TO HAVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM AND TO SPEND MONEY SO EASY ON A WHIM:
IN RAISING A FAMILY OF SEVEN KIDS I HAVE NEVER KNOWN THAT --ALWAYS IN A POOL OF DEBT I SWIM:

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ON A TIGHT BUDGET:
EVERY PAYDAY ALL MY BILLS ARE SET:
BETWEEN PAYDAY I CANT DRIVE VERY FAR:
I GOTTA CONSERVE GAS TO GO TO WORK FOR MY CAR:

LITTLE THINGS WE NEED FOR PAYDAY WE ALWAYS RUN OUT:
BUYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR JEWELRY FOR A GIFT IN MY LIFE I DONT KNOW WHAT THAT IS ABOUT:
I AM JUST HAPPY IF WE HAVE THE BASICS MILK EGGS BREAD RICE SHAMPOO TOOTHPASTE TOILET PAPER TRASH BAGS LAUNDRY AND DISH SOAP:
WHEN I AT LEAST HAVE THESE BASICS ITS EASIER TO COPE:

I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MONEY TO BUY ANY JEWELRY OR AN EXPENSIVE RING:
I OWE MONEY TO EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING:
WHEN FINANCIAL FREEDOM I ONE DAY RECIEVE:
TO ACTUALLY HAVE A DOLLAR IN MY BANK ACCOUNT IT WILL BE HARD TO BELIEVE:

NO MATTER WHERE YOU STAND THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO HAS IT MUCH WORSE:
WHEN YOU GET PAID BE THRIFTY PAY YOUR PRIORITY BILLS FIRST:
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU STAND ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST TO SAVE FOR A RAINY DAY:
SO WHEN TROUBLE KNOCKS YOU WILL BE OKAY:

14--JULY--2010:
JOHN D. JUNGERS



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