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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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Michelle Singletary
Age: 55
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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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We know intellectually that money can't buy happiness yet we spend and go into debt as if it does.
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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 husband and I are pretty good at leaving money alone until we need it for what we've saved it for.
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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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No matter who is in the White House, I just keep doing what my grandmother taught me. Hate debt. Save. The best any of us can do really.
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It's why this election was HORRIBLE. It was either Hilary is the devil and Trump a saint. Or Trump the devil and Hilary a saint. Can't we all have a decent, civil conversation without throwing shade?
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