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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: 55
Columnist
Financial Planner
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Enough
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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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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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Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about it can certainly bankrupt your relationship.
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Once you finish paying for college you could reduce your life insurance.
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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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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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Don't let people scare you from a career that may not net you a six figure salary. If you want to be a teacher, teach. But knowing that your salary may only reach a certain level, do all that you can to become the best money manager you can be.
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I've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.
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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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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 love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.
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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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Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will bankrupt your relationship.
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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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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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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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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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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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