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Priorities lead to prosperity.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 55
Columnist
Financial Planner
Journalist
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Priorities
Prosperity
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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A foreclosure does not define you financially.
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The rich are depressed because they realize their money can't buy them out of their issues.
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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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Remember life insurance is intended as income replacement to help dependents and or/spouse pay for things that your income would have covered. When you get to the point that you're dependents (Your kids mostly) aren't dependent on your income, you could reduce the amount of life insurance you are carrying.
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We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.
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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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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 think you can save and spend to live for however long you live. You just have to be flexible if things don't go as plan.
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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 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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You still need to save but being debt-free in retirement is and should be a goal.
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