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President Obama delivered a fine State of the Union address last night, but OMG!!! … he forgot the MONEY RITUALS!!! Therefore, Our Lady of Weight Loss and I thought we’d share our 5 best money rituals with you!  They are pretty much guaranteed to increase cash flow, as well as ‘lighten’ the air, your mood…

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