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When I was 23, I made the biggest financial mistake of my life.
This mistake would affect me financially, mentally, and emotionally for decades. Relationships were broken, my retirement funds were affected and I still suffer from financial PTSD that has made me terrified of making financial decisions.
My mistake?
I bought a property with another person. Yes, I co-owned a property.
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