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Having fun time is a good use of your money.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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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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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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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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Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about it can certainly bankrupt your relationship.
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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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The rich are depressed because they realize their money can't buy them out of their issues.
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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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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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If we don't want the companies to cheat on us, we shouldn't be cheating on them.
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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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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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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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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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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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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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