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The Color of Money

One key lesson to take from the downturn: Your home isn’t a cash cow

By Michelle Singletary
August 27, 2010

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I have my own spin to put on the news that sales of existing homes plunged 27 percent in July: Stop thinking of your home as your cash cow. (Full article: 523 words)

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