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Rubén Hinojosa: “I come from a Mexican American family and that practice is a European practice that you don't borrow money, you save…”

On the recordMay 20, 2009
I come from a Mexican American family and that practice is a European practice that you don't borrow money, you save money and you pay for it in cash.
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Rubén Hinojosa
Texas

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Hinojosa discusses cultural differences in financial practices regarding borrowing and saving.

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