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Name, age: Jordan, 37

Annual income: $185,000 plus $6,960 from income properties

Debt: $457,561 in mortgages

Savings: $88,500 in savings; $44,000 in pension

What he does: tax accounting director

Where he lives: Scarborough, Ont.

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