Clark Howard's Living Large for the Long Haul

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Howard, Clark, date.

Clark Howard’s living large for the long haul : consumer-tested ways to overhaul your finances, increase your savings, and get your life back on track / Clark Howard ; with Mark Meltzer and Theo Thimou.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-101-60986-6

1. Finance, Personal—United States. 2. Consumer education—United States. I. Meltzer, Mark. II. Thimou, Theo. III. Title. IV. Title: Living large for the long haul.

HG179.H6852 2013 2013016854

332.02400973—dc23

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