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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
Decision
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Life
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Having fun time is a good use of your money.
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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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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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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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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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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 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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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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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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We know intellectually that money can't buy happiness yet we spend and go into debt as if it does.
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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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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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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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We all fall - even me.
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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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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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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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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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