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Joan Ganz Cooney | 11/06/2009 12:00 am

What Adult Purchase 'Scared' Joan Ganz Cooney?

By Joan Ganz Cooney

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In response to: Dining room table? Fur coat? A new house? What was your first 'adult' purchase?

My first really adult purchase was of a weekend house in Westhampton Beach with views of wetlands and a short walk from the ocean. It was scary, trying to figure out how we could afford it, but it made me very happy.

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