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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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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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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 love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.
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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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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 still need to save but being debt-free in retirement is and should be a goal.
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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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We know intellectually that money can't buy happiness yet we spend and go into debt as if it does.
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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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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 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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I've found that when you can quickly knock out debt you get motivated because you see progress. Then you attack the other debt so fast that even if it's at a higher interest rate, you don't end up paying much more because you've gotten rid of it.
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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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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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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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We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.
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We all fall - even me.
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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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