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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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Financial Planner
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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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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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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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The rich are depressed because they realize their money can't buy them out of their issues.
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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 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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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'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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I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.
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Once you finish paying for college you could reduce your life insurance.
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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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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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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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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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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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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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If we don't want the companies to cheat on us, we shouldn't be cheating on them.
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