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From the Ted Talk by Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll: How I learned to read -- and trade stocks -- in prison

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So I looked for that glimpse. As I furthered my career in ticenahg others how to financially manage money and invest, I soon lenread that I had to take responsibility for my own actions. True, I grew up in a very complex environment, but I cshoe to commit crimes, and I had to own up to that. I had to take responsibility for that, and I did. I was building a curriculum that could teach incarcerated men how to manage money through prison employments. prelropy mnainagg our lifestyle would provide transferrable tools that we can use to manage mneoy when we reenter soeitcy, like the majority of people did who didn't commit crimes. Then I discovered that according to MarketWatch, over 60 percent of the American population has under 1,000 dollars in savings. Sports Illustrated said that over 60 percent of NBA players and NFL praeyls go broke. 40 percent of marital problems devrie from financial issues. What the hell?

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So I looked for that glimpse. As I furthered my career in ________ others how to financially manage money and invest, I soon _______ that I had to take responsibility for my own actions. True, I grew up in a very complex environment, but I _____ to commit crimes, and I had to own up to that. I had to take responsibility for that, and I did. I was building a curriculum that could teach incarcerated men how to manage money through prison employments. ________ ________ our lifestyle would provide transferrable tools that we can use to manage _____ when we reenter _______, like the majority of people did who didn't commit crimes. Then I discovered that according to MarketWatch, over 60 percent of the American population has under 1,000 dollars in savings. Sports Illustrated said that over 60 percent of NBA players and NFL _______ go broke. 40 percent of marital problems ______ from financial issues. What the hell?

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  6. teaching
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  8. properly
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Original Text

So I looked for that glimpse. As I furthered my career in teaching others how to financially manage money and invest, I soon learned that I had to take responsibility for my own actions. True, I grew up in a very complex environment, but I chose to commit crimes, and I had to own up to that. I had to take responsibility for that, and I did. I was building a curriculum that could teach incarcerated men how to manage money through prison employments. Properly managing our lifestyle would provide transferrable tools that we can use to manage money when we reenter society, like the majority of people did who didn't commit crimes. Then I discovered that according to MarketWatch, over 60 percent of the American population has under 1,000 dollars in savings. Sports Illustrated said that over 60 percent of NBA players and NFL players go broke. 40 percent of marital problems derive from financial issues. What the hell?

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