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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.
Michelle Singletary
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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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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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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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Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will bankrupt your relationship.
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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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You shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.
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I think you can save and spend to live for however long you live. You just have to be flexible if things don't go as plan.
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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 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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If we don't want the companies to cheat on us, we shouldn't be cheating on them.
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I'm keenly aware of how important it is to set a good example. You may not think that your kids are paying attention to you, especially with something like money, but they probably are.
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I've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.
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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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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 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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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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Once you finish paying for college you could reduce your life insurance.
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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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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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