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Retiring in the black.(Your Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

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| March 01, 2005 | Burkhart, Carl | COPYRIGHT 2005 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In your January report "Retire in the Black," the part featuring "The Hypotheticals" and their retirement planning was of little use. What 55-year-old couple is dumb enough to have a $200,000 mortgage on a $300,000 house, plus $8,000 in credit-card debt? I can understand ...

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