Struggling to Pay for a Better Life, Parents Turn to the Toy Fund for Help ; Paying for Housing and College Courses Leaves Little Money for New Toys.
Portland Press Herald › December 20, 2010
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When it comes to needs and wants during the holiday season, parents have little choice but to focus on needs.
For many families in southern Maine that means paying the mortgage or making the rent each month so they can live in a safe community and the children can have a normal, wholesome upbringing.See the full content of this document
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Struggling to Pay for a Better Life, Parents Turn to the Toy Fund for Help ; Paying for Housing and College Courses Leaves Little Money for New Toys.
In these lean times, that can be a struggle that leaves little money for anything else.
"We purchased our home two years ago and since have been budgeting to the penny with no extras and are receiving help from family members each month to keep our home," writes a Sebago woman in her application le...See the full content of this document
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