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People keep telling us about their love affairs, when what we really want to know is how much money they make and how they manage on it.

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Mignon McLaughlin
Age: 70 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 6
Died: 1983
Died: December 20
Journalist
Writer
the United States of America
People
Manage
Telling
Keep
Money
Much
Really
Make
Affairs
Love
Affair

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