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# 7 How to say you don't have money | Financial hardship assistance.

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Learn how to talk about lack of money in personal and professional situations. Plus, find out how people in financial hardship can get free and confidential assistance in their language.

Updated 29/03/2022

By JOSIPA KOSANOVIC, JANINE GOOGAN

Presented by JOSIPA KOSANOVIC, RICARDO GONCALVES

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How to talk about lack of money in personal and professional situations

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