COLUMBIA — Having lived in public housing and rental units most of her life, LaVonda Carter never really considered owning a house. That is, until she enrolled in a free program called Money Smart and bought her own home in 2004.
Money Smart seeks to offer path to self-sufficiency
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT;
updated 10:48 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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