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Old 12-15-2007, 05:57 PM
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Default A credit Card Story: $200,000 a Year Salary to Homelessness

All of Ed Mitchell's worldly possessions are in his rucksack these days. One Swiss army knife. A torch. Some old family photographs. And four pairs of underpants...

He earned a six-figure salary and during his career interviewed Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Margaret Thatcher and John Major.

How he ended up with nothing is not only a personal tragedy but also a cautionary tale of the dangers of credit card borrowing...


Revealed: The reason why a £100,000-a-year ITN man was forced to sleep rough because of debts | the Daily Mail
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Fascinating. And you know what? I agree that it can happen to anybody. All the more reason to "keep it real" and be financially responsible.
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