The "near abroad" is the way the Russian politicians refer to the countries that gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union; such as Latvia and Ukraine.
They all have a Russian minority (of the Russians who emigrated there when it was a Soviet Republic) and the Citizens of those countries often speak Russian as a foreign or native language.
Also, they often have close ties to Russia, such as trade ties due to both the geographical proximity and to the infrastructure which was established while they were a part of the Soviet Union
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The South thought that its secession from the Union would succeed because:
C. The South only had to defend itself against the North, not defeat it.
The answer is: C.Consider saving money instead of spending it
From that sentence, Benjamin Franklin basically equalize reducing your spending and allocating it to saving as an increase in earning.
Let's take a look at this scenario:
1. You work to earn 100$ on first day, spend $50 on the second day, and work to earn 50$ on the third day. At the end of the the third day, you will have 100$ left.
2. You work to earn 100$ on first day, not spending anything on second day. And choose not to work on third day. At the and of the third day, you will have 100$ left.
From those scenarios, we can see that allocating your spending to spending eventually ending up with similar amount with spending and acquiring additional earning.
