America will go on vacation and largely forget what lies ahead.

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Because as the alarm bells fade, and the din of Washington rises, the danger is we just forget what happened and we start thinking we should go back to business as usual.

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You get so caught up in the day-to-day that you quickly forget most of what you learned, and all your best intentions go out the window.

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Human nature being what it is, we soon forget the pain caused by recessions and go back to our previous ineffective habits and beliefs about money.

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