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LESSON 4 · Escape the Debt Trap

PAUSE TO THINK

How many U.S. presidents faced bankruptcy or severe financial ruin in their lives?

At least four

Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley, and Harry Truman all went through bankruptcy or near-total financial collapse at some point. The setback clearly did not define them or cap what they could become.

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