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Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about it can certainly bankrupt your relationship.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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Financial Planner
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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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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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