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Need To Know  Living on the Financial Edge

An in-depth look at the difficult spending decisions facing the nation's working poor. Details

 

Program: Need To Know

Episode: Living on the Financial Edge

In our ongoing series “Your Money, Your Life,” Need to Know takes an in-depth look at the difficult spending decisions facing the nation’s working poor. This week’s episode profiles one Newark, N.J. family, who keeps a monthly financial diary detailing its expenditures, including the additional costs incurred by living in a poor neighborhood and by not using available banking services.

Duration: (25:09)
Premiere Date: 07/27/2012
Episode Expires: Thu 27 Jul 2017
TV Rating: NR


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