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 SingletaryMy first piece of career advice is find your gifting. Find the thing that you are skilled at and figure out if you can make a living doing it.
Michelle SingletaryThat's is life. You move and change according to things that happen to you and things that you make happen because of poor choices.
Michelle SingletaryI understand and respect people who say they want to boycott the Trump brand. I also respect your right to buy his products. But what you miss is that no one in public office, Hilary or Trump should use that platform to profit themselves. In Trump's case there are serious concerns about the conflict of interest in his brand and business ownership. Do we really want a president who had products he can push while working for the American people?
Michelle SingletaryIf 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.
Michelle Singletary