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

Michelle Singletary

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

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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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Once you finish paying for college you could reduce your life insurance.
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Priorities lead to prosperity.
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Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about it can certainly bankrupt your relationship.
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Not all Trump supporters are bigots. They believe he had something to offer. I may disagree. You may disagree but we need to be civil to each other. Use the facts to make your point. I had read that the clothes made by some of the brands use sweatshops. Facts folks not feelings. We all have to live with each other and our choices.
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We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.
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The schools can't cover all the values that go along with how you handle your money. For example, a financial literacy class might not teach me to hate debt the way my grandmother, Big Mama did.
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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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The sad thing is many people learn how to manage money after they've made a lot of financial mistakes, some that take decades to fix.
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Save what you can toward the emergency and life happens fund. But don't worry yourself sick at the slow growth. The point is it's growing even it's just one dollar at at time.
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If you'll have enough saved and nobody has to take on debt and you want to retire, shoot go for it.
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There's nothing wrong with having a 9-to-5 job, but figure out a way to have another stream of income.
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If you haven't saved, your child may have to work. But do what you can to NEVER take out student or parent loans.
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Don't let people scare you from a career that may not net you a six figure salary. If you want to be a teacher, teach. But knowing that your salary may only reach a certain level, do all that you can to become the best money manager you can be.
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You are rich if you have enough to meet your most basic needs. You are rich if you have access to clean water, food, shelter, love, a roof over your head.You have to count your blessings to see that you are richer than you think.
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Set up rules for when you will give not lend money. Never lend. My people know that I'll help with college. I'll help if they lose they job thu no fault of their own.
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We know intellectually that money can't buy happiness yet we spend and go into debt as if it does.
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You shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.
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I use my financial values to set my limitations. I have three children I want to put through college debt free. So that means I can't spend wildly or with disregard.
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You still need to save but being debt-free in retirement is and should be a goal.
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