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Article: A Household Savings Plan Can Remedy `11-Year Itch'
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 7, 1996
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Newlyweds often are cautioned by their elders to expect the
"seven-year itch. . . . " that precarious time that issues a
warning that the honeymoon is over and reality is settling in.
I always have questioned the number of years involved in this
prognostication.
More realistically, it is the "11-year itch" that tries the
strength of those ties that bind.
I have observed that about 11 years after the wedding bells
have rung, the major appliances start to break down, the table and
bed linens develop rips and tears. The carpeting wears thin and the
furniture needs refinishing or reupholstering.
The "11-year itch" tugs at the heart strings and the purse
strings.
Here is my helpful ...