I will just say, no matter where you buy the car, do your homework. When I purchase a car I come in with a folder an inch thick. In fact, one time the auto sales person asked if he could copy my research!
Michelle SingletaryIf you haven't saved, your child may have to work. But do what you can to NEVER take out student or parent loans.
Michelle SingletaryI 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.
Michelle SingletaryYou shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.
Michelle SingletaryMy Big Mama is my No. 1 financial role model. Much of my advice stems from what she taught me. She never made more than $13,000 a year, yet she paid off her home before she retired. She saved money from every paycheck. She taught me to be skeptical. It makes me cry to think that I'm a nationally syndicated personal finance columnist for one of the world's best newspapers and my core advice comes from my black grandmother who was a nurse's aide with just a high school education.
Michelle Singletary