He said the students "were told enough to get you into trouble but not enough to let you make an informed decision about the risks".

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You must leave something of value to the folks you expect to stir up trouble to make it work.

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You used to have to make a phone call to get bailed out of trouble.

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If you're wired up, you're going to have more trouble sleeping, which is going to make your recovery in the hospital worse.

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If you're going to the trouble of wallpapering your closet, said Ms. Caponigro, make sure the rest of the space is worthy of the effort.

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So my advice to people in trouble is turn into a ruthless negotiator and understand that if you can't make those monthly payments, if you miss one or two, you're probably going to lose your home.

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Unless you really get along with somebody, those people will do their absolute best to tell you the same boring things they tell everybody in order to not make any mistakes and get in trouble with their publicists.

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