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We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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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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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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My rule is when in doubt hire a professional. You could do it just this year and then you have direction to resume doing it yourself after the consultation. What you don't want is to do it wrong and be hit by a huge tax bill. Remember the old saying, Don't be pennywise and pound foolish.
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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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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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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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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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The rich are depressed because they realize their money can't buy them out of their issues.
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If we aren't careful, our children will come down with 'affluenza,' a disease that causes them to confuse wants and needs. We need to teach our children what my grandmother taught me: Think twice about spending money you don't have on things you don't need to impress people you don't like anyway.
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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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We all fall - even me.
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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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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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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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Priorities lead to prosperity.
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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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Save what you can toward the emergency and life happens fund. But don't worry yourself sick at the slow growth. The point is it's growing even it's just one dollar at at time.
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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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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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