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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.
Michelle Singletary
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Michelle Singletary
Age: 54
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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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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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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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