It was a term that inspired the development of a new economically independent sub-culture, simultaneously exciting and terrifying.

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Women enjoyed being economically independent and defined themselves by the jobs they did, not as housewives and mothers.

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There are no weekend crash courses or summer programs that can magically turn a 22-year old into a functioning, economically independent adult.

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Scotland, she added, could be independent, but would be damaged economically as a result, while the whole of the UK would suffer.

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This election will test whether there is a political price to be paid for the economically impeccable decision to hand control of monetary policy to an independent central bank.

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The next most common factors is a drop in household income, which can be related to the death of a spouse or an independent factor. (Note: People who shift from owning to renting are generally economically less well-off than those who continue to own.) And the third factor: nursing home entry of a family member.

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