Michelle Singletary Quotes - Page 2

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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

  Kids, Thinking, Important

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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• My kids have to maintain good grades. They have to be involved in activities. They have to report to me how thing are going. I watch for any activity that would steer them wrong - drinking, drugs, etc. So their skin in the game is knowing the money won't be there if they don't do their part.

  Michelle Singletary

  Drinking, Kids, Games

  "Color of Money Live: 'Can't have a dollar without a penny.'". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. September 22, 2016.

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• The number of those 19 to 25 with private insurance increased from 51 to 55.8 percent, and the percentage of uninsured fell from 33.9 percent in 2010 to 28.8 percent during the first half of 2011.

  Michelle Singletary

  Numbers, Half, Firsts

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• Kids can and are a blessing. But plenty of people without kids live and die just as happy.

  Michelle Singletary

  Kids, Blessing, People

  "Color of Money Live". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 21, 2016.

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• You don't need to waste money on a fancy program or app to do a basic budget. I've been using a simple Excel spreadsheet since 2005 to track my monthly budget.

  Michelle Singletary

  Simple, Track, Needs

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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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.

  Michelle Singletary

  Jobs, Things In Life, Emergencies

  "Color of Money Live". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. March 10, 2016.

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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.

  Michelle Singletary

  Keys, Balance, Cards

  "Color of Money Live". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. March 10, 2016.

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• I understand why many are still poor or struggling to make just a middle-income lifestyle. I'm a fiscal conservative, but I also have compassion for people who make financial mistakes.

  Michelle Singletary

  Mistake, Struggle, Compassion

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• We all fall - even me.

  Michelle Singletary

  Fall

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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• Set up rules for when you will "give" not lend money. Never lend. My people know that I'll help with college. I'll help if they lose they job thu no fault of their own.

  Michelle Singletary

  Jobs, College, People

  "Color of Money Live". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. March 10, 2016.

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• If we don't want the companies to cheat on us, we shouldn't be cheating on them.

  Michelle Singletary

  Cheating, Want, Company

  "Color of Money Live: 'Can't have a dollar without a penny'". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. September 22, 2016.

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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."

  Michelle Singletary

  Love You, People, Giving

  "Color of Money Live". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. March 10, 2016.

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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.

  Michelle Singletary

  Debt, Want, Enough

  "Color of Money Live". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. March 10, 2016.

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• I've decided to keep working until my last kid is thu college.

  Michelle Singletary

  Kids, College, Lasts

  "Color of Money Live". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. March 10, 2016.

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• Many debt collectors offer a lump sum option so ask. And if you get it, make sure it's in writing and you keep the payoff statement FOREVER.

  Michelle Singletary

  Writing, Forever, Debt

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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• I usually find that my gut doesn't steer me wrong when it comes to my money!

  Michelle Singletary

  Guts, Steers

  "Color of Money Live". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. March 10, 2016.

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• We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.

  Michelle Singletary

  Homework, Protect

  "Color of Money Live". live.washingtonpost.com. January 28, 2016.

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• I'm not a fan of debt consolidation. In my experience, many people "clear" credit cards and other debt to get the one payment and never change what they need to change to prevent getting into debt again.

  Michelle Singletary

  People, Fans, Needs

  "Color of Money Live". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 28, 2016.

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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.

  Michelle Singletary

  Hate, School, Grandmother

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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.

  Michelle Singletary

  Children, Parent, May

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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• Sometimes your gut is right. And sometimes not.

  Michelle Singletary

  Sometimes, Guts

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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• So many people joke that life with me - a professed lifelong penny pincher - must be tough. But [my husband] is a great money manager. And he helps me let go of my fear of spending while still being frugal.

  Michelle Singletary

  Letting Go, Husband, People

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• [My grandmother] managed her money better than some financial professionals I know. I give credit always to her because she is the reason I have my column and national recognition.

  Michelle Singletary

  Grandmother, Giving, Credit

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• My experience may be different than theirs, readers can identify with trying to save for retirement or their own kid's college fund. In truth, the name of the column, "The Color of Money," has less to do with my race than the fact that the color of money is green and it's green we all need to live a good life.

  Michelle Singletary

  Retirement, Good Life, Kids

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• I write for anybody struggling to manage their money.

  Michelle Singletary

  Struggle, Writing, Manage

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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