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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.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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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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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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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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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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I use my financial values to set my limitations. I have three children I want to put through college debt free. So that means I can't spend wildly or with disregard.
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I've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.
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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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You shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.
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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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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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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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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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A foreclosure does not define you financially.
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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 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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We all fall - even me.
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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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Priorities lead to prosperity.
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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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