Folks have bought into messages promoted by advertisers; that you need a big house, a nice car, name brand clothes and the latest techno gadget to be happy.

人人往往随大流购买广告商促销的信息：要想获得幸福，你需要一个大房子，一辆好车，名牌衣服和最新科技产品。

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Positive events also can be stressful.If you got married, started a new job and bought a new house in the same year, you could have a high stress level.

本来是好事的事情也可能给你增加压力，如果在一年里，你结婚了、开始一份全新的工作，又买了套新房，你就可能压力很大。

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Positive events also can be stressful. If you got married, started a new job and bought a new house in the same year, you could have a high stress level.

本来是好事的事情也可能给你增加压力，如果在一年里，你结婚了、开始一份全新的工作，又买了套新房，你就可能压力很大。

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But if you already have the mortgage outstanding from when you bought the house, and then get a windfall from your aunt, you can invest the windfall in munis without disturbing your tax deduction.

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It's important to have a few good conversation pieces sitting around the house, and nothing sounds better than explaining how you bought a haunted mirror off two random guys on eBay.

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