Are You Financially Average?

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Are You Financially Average?

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Feb 24, 2015

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See how you stack up as we peek into the wallets, bank accounts, credit card bills and brokerage statements of Average Joe and Jane Q. Public. Also, we chat with Econ Talk's Russ Roberts.

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Feb 24, 2015

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