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Priorities lead to prosperity.

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
Columnist
Financial Planner
Journalist
Writer
Priorities
Prosperity
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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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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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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 know intellectually that money can't buy happiness yet we spend and go into debt as if it does.
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If we aren't careful, our children will come down with 'affluenza,' a disease that causes them to confuse wants and needs. We need to teach our children what my grandmother taught me: Think twice about spending money you don't have on things you don't need to impress people you don't like anyway.
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When you give people who are being financially responsible money, you are enabling them to continue a bad habit. So you are actually helping by saying, Love you but no.
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My writing is definitely influenced by and speaks to African-Americans because that is who I am. I'm black. I'm a black woman. I'm a black mother, wife, churchgoer, etc. I am the legacy of slavery.
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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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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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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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I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.
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Having a separate fund for the things in life that happen, helps keep the emergency fund in tact in case you lose your job or income.
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You made a decision given your life circumstances and you have to be ok with that. Regrets that can't be change is just torturing yourself.
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I've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.
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Having fun time is a good use of your money.
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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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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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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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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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