The real cost of smoking revealed
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Mortgage holders stressed over jobs
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Toys bring big returns for investors
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Lazy lunch habits cost $8.3 billion
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Would you be better off selling in winter?
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Save $25,000 by sitting around
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Post-holiday debt stress strikes
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Posh postcodes financially fragile
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Men spend twice as much on Valentine: research
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Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/tim-mcintyre/page/24