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I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 55
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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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You shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.
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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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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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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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My rule is when in doubt hire a professional. You could do it just this year and then you have direction to resume doing it yourself after the consultation. What you don't want is to do it wrong and be hit by a huge tax bill. Remember the old saying, Don't be pennywise and pound foolish.
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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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We all fall - even me.
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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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I write for people who are good money managers and want to know how to be even better stewards over their money.
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The key to making sure your credit stays good is paying the bill on time. If you are paying the balance off even if there is something on the card in recent purchases, you are good.
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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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That's is life. You move and change according to things that happen to you and things that you make happen because of poor choices.
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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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We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.
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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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Priorities lead to prosperity.
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There are other ways to motivate students than requiring them to take on debt or work long hours taking away from their studies. For example, we don't allow our kids to work during the school hours their freshman year. After that, they can work a little but not so much that it hurts their education.
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I've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.
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We all only have a certain amount of money and that means yes, we have to make choices and sometimes those choices mean we don't get what we want.
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