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A foreclosure does not define you financially.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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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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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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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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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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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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Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will bankrupt your relationship.
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Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about it can certainly bankrupt your relationship.
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Having fun time is a good use of your 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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We know intellectually that money can't buy happiness yet we spend and go into debt as if it does.
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We all fall - even me.
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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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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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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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Once you finish paying for college you could reduce your life insurance.
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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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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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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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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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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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