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Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will bankrupt your relationship.

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
Columnist
Financial Planner
Journalist
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Money
May
Love
Bankrupt
Relationship
Fighting

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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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If we don't want the companies to cheat on us, we shouldn't be cheating on them.
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There are some dark days when I do receive some racist mail or emails. But overall the response to me has been very positive. Readers relate to me not just as an African-American, but as an American trying to make sense of her personal finance, just like them.
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We all fall - even me.
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I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.
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