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Give the Money to the Kids — Now!

Give the Money to the Kids — Now!

Charlie Paparelli
Jun 01, 2021
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It was a complete surprise. A $5,000 check shows up in the mail from Ray, my father-in-law. Man, was his timing good! I was twenty-five and needed the money badly.

Kathy and I were married for a year and a half when the check showed up. Here's why the timing was so good.

The short answer was, I got us into debt. Not serious debt, but 24% credit card debt …

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