My values used to be such that buying software was in line with my life goals; now, buying wooden alphabet blocks for stacking is much more in line with what I want to be doing.

过去我习惯于在网上买软件；现在，购买大量的字母积木更符合我的生活目标。

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One of my major short term goals is buying a house, something many of you can identify with.

就像你们许多人认定的那样，我的主要短期目标之一是买套房子。

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You should have the same financial goals, and from there you should agree on a general spending plan and a policy for impulse buying that won't have either of you wanting to choke the other.

你们应该有相同的经济目标、共同商定大致开支计划以及制定非理性购物（冲动购物）善后政策——即当任何一方因冲动购买某物后，如何处理才不至于出现拼个你死我活的场面。

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Individual investors without goals and criteria for buying and selling can find themselves holding onto losers for too long, or losing out on winners by not selling near the top.

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But even those without bank accounts said they made a practice of saving money, and had goals like saving for their childrens' education, buying a home, or sending money back to their native countries.

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