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Once you finish paying for college you could reduce your life insurance.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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Financial Planner
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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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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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Priorities lead to prosperity.
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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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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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Having fun time is a good use of your money.
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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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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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Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will 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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We all fall - even me.
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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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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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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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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 shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.
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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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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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I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.
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