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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.

Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary
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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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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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A foreclosure does not define you financially.
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Priorities lead to prosperity.
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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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Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will bankrupt your relationship.
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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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I've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.
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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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The sad thing is many people learn how to manage money after they've made a lot of financial mistakes, some that take decades to fix.
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Having fun time is a good use of your money.
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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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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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We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.
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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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You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.
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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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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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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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