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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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I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.
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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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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 fun time is a good use of your money.
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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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Priorities lead to prosperity.
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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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A foreclosure does not define you financially.
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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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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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There are some dark days when I do receive some racist mail or emails. But overall the response to me has been very positive. Readers relate to me not just as an African-American, but as an American trying to make sense of her personal finance, just like them.
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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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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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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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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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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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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'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.
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Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will bankrupt your relationship.
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