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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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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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Don't let people scare you from a career that may not net you a six figure salary. If you want to be a teacher, teach. But knowing that your salary may only reach a certain level, do all that you can to become the best money manager you can be.
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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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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 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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The rich are depressed because they realize their money can't buy them out of their issues.
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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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Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about it can certainly bankrupt your relationship.
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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've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.
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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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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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A foreclosure does not define you financially.
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We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.
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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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