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To: sageyrain who wrote (6773)12/18/2007 6:41:00 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 24226
 
YIKES, according to this article, 'murkins will be borrowing lots just to pay their heating bills:

finance.yahoo.com.
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One in Five Expect to Borrow to Heat Homes This Winter

For perhaps as many as 27 million American adults, keeping warm this winter will mean borrowing money and 20 million will use credit cards to be able to afford their heating bills, according to a CreditCards.com poll.

Nearly 12 percent of Americans say they will need to borrow money to pay winter heating bills; 9 percent will need to use credit cards to be able to afford their heating bills.
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