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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.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
Columnist
Financial Planner
Journalist
Writer
Life
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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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You still need to save but being debt-free in retirement is and should be a goal.
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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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I've found that when you can quickly knock out debt you get motivated because you see progress. Then you attack the other debt so fast that even if it's at a higher interest rate, you don't end up paying much more because you've gotten rid of it.
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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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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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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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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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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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Having fun time is a good use of your money.
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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 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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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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We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.
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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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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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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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I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.
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Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will bankrupt your relationship.
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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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