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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.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
Columnist
Financial Planner
Journalist
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Shoot
Saved
Debt
Nobody
Take
Enough
Retire
Retiring

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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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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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Once you finish paying for college you could reduce your life insurance.
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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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The schools can't cover all the values that go along with how you handle your money. For example, a financial literacy class might not teach me to hate debt the way my grandmother, Big Mama did.
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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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Having fun time is a good use of your money.
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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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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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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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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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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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You shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.
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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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