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A foreclosure does not define you financially.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 55
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Financial Planner
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I've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.
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Priorities lead to prosperity.
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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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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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You shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.
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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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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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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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We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.
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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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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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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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Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will bankrupt your relationship.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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