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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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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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Having fun time is a good use of your money.
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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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I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.
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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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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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We all fall - even me.
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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 shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.
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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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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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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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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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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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I've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.
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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 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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Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will bankrupt your relationship.
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The key to making sure your credit stays good is paying the bill on time. If you are paying the balance off even if there is something on the card in recent purchases, you are good.
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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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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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