inheritance
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He says he isn’t, but his optimism is guarded: “Our constitutional structure is still the greatest inheritance that anybody’s ever received.”
I am days away from receiving an unexpected inheritance of slightly more than $400,000.
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When Ismene complains, “Wouldn’t it have been ok to just let things be . . . quiet for a while? Not to make drama,” Antigone snaps, “Isn’t making drama, like, our inheritance?”
I now qualify for legal aid due to my financial situation, but because the inheritance is valued at around $1 million, I am apparently not considered eligible.
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No small achievement: You have built up $965,000, including your inheritance, and your surplus every month is $6,000 before you spend money on leisure activities, which appear to be few and far between.
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