But before I was officially ready to take the home-ownership plunge, I reached out to my family and friends for advice and spent some time doing online research.

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My friends were buying themselves cars and I couldn't even afford to take my girl out.

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"All I did was hang out with my friends and take them out to dinner all the time, " he said.

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Never one to take my own word for it, I asked a few friends to try this sparkler as well.

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In college, I used my own money to buy clothes or take trips, while many friends were still fully supported by their parents.

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If I take risks and lose so big that I debilitate myself then my family and my friends will surely suffer.

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The American people, our friends and allies, and others should take me for my word when I said in the campaign, and since being the President, that I will consult with our friends and allies, that I will work with Russia.

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Before I left, I started a travel blog to keep my family and friends updated, which also served as a way to take notes for the book.

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Over the next several decades, I would make countless journeys up and down those elevators, either to take friends from out of town to see my favorite views, or to visit Windows on The World for a glass of wine.

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