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Having fun time is a good use of your money.

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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Financial Planner
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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 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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Once you finish paying for college you could reduce your life insurance.
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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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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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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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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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If we don't want the companies to cheat on us, we shouldn't be cheating on them.
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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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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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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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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 know intellectually that money can't buy happiness yet we spend and go into debt as if it does.
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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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I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.
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We all fall - even me.
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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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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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