He accused Bush of weakening homeland security by overextending the National Guard and Reserve.

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"It can get tricky and you can end up overextending donations into thousands of things, " says Romaine.

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The right work life balance is all about making calm, reasonable choices and not overextending oneself in the process.

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Morgan needs to build one, and must be more careful about overextending itself.

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By overextending the balance sheet, companies are replacing what should be risk capital in the form of equity with debt.

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She eventually hired people to do the things she knew she was not good at and with each hire she shook in her shoes that she was overextending.

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The point is that every transaction involves tradeoffs, and a slightly less desirable house at a far more agreeable price can make the difference between building wealth and overextending yourself.

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