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if you're so smart why aren't you rich?

8.13.07 10:38 PM EDT By Meg Marco@meghann

if you're so smart why aren't you rich?

“People with 140 IQ scores (a score of 100 is average) missed payments and maxed-out their credit cards more often than their lower IQ counterparts,” according to a study comparing smarts to wealth. [USA Today]

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8.13.07By Meg Marco@meghann

if you're so smart why aren't you rich?

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