You still need to save but being debt-free in retirement is and should be a goal.
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 SingletaryYou made a decision given your life circumstances and you have to be ok with that. Regrets that can't be change is just torturing yourself.
Michelle SingletaryI 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 knew I had found my life's passion after writing my first column for The Washington Post. The response was like nothing we had seen in the business section. Everyday people were writing that finally someone was speaking to them in a way that was understandable. I think we were all shocked at how many readers wrote in to say that they too had a Big Mama who taught them about money.
Michelle Singletary