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A woman in Tel Aviv, Israel, gave her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise gift, throwing out the old tattered bed her mother had slept on for decades. The gesture ended up bankrupting Annat's mother, who had stuffed her savings of nearly $1 million inside her old bed for decades, Annat told Israel Army Radio.

A source says the deceased actor was reaching out to past associates for jobs for fast cash.

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Her advice: "You can't keep wishing negative events hadn't happened. When a client continuously relives the past, I say, 'Yes, this bad thing is true. But what needs to happen now?'"

Lou Carlozo: Saving money can be painless, once you jettison unnecessary fees.

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At age 23 and just out of college, Eliot Kohan was diagnosed with leukemia. He was told he had four months to live. He survived. But he and his wife were left with thousands of dollars in medical bills. Their struggles taught them an important lesson in saving money.

Many simple, everyday habits achieve all three at once.