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A woman posed for a photo using her smart phone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2013.
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Having trouble managing your expenses? Sean Graw, editor at BradsDeals.com, has six expenses that you should eliminate from your budget.

His article was published this week in Business Insider and he joined MPR News' Kerri Miller to go through the list.