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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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/my-experience-may-be-different-than-theirs-readers-can-identify-with/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

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> [I knew I had found my life's passion after writing my first column for The Washington Post. The response was like nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/i-knew-i-had-found-my-life-s-passion-after-writing-my-first-column/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

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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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/my-grandmother-managed-her-money-better-than-some-financial/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

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## Other authors on Columns

## More by Michelle Singletary

> [You need to know everything. You both need to be comfortable with sharing everything. If you can't you are NOT ready to get married.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/you-need-to-know-everything-you-both-need-to-be-comfortable-with/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [We all fall - even me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/we-all-fall-even-me/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/i-love-teaching-people-how-to-handle-their-money-and-i-ve-built-a/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [You made a decision given your life circumstances and you have to be ok with that. Regrets that can't be change is just torturing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/you-made-a-decision-given-your-life-circumstances-and-you-have-to-be/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [You'll feel better when you get all that debt off your back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/you-ll-feel-better-when-you-get-all-that-debt-off-your-back/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/the-number-of-those-19-to-25-with-private-insurance-increased-from-51/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about it can certainly bankrupt your relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/money-may-not-be-able-to-buy-you-love-but-conflicts-about-it-can/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [We all only have a certain amount of money and that means yes, we have to make choices and sometimes those choices mean we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/we-all-only-have-a-certain-amount-of-money-and-that-means-yes-we-have/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [Having kids doesn't mean they would have taken care o you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/having-kids-doesn-t-mean-they-would-have-taken-care-o-you/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [I'm driving my old car until I'm on a first name basis with the low tow truck drivers!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/i-m-driving-my-old-car-until-i-m-on-a-first-name-basis-with-the-low/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [When you give people who are being financially responsible money, you are enabling them to continue a bad habit. So you are actually helping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/when-you-give-people-who-are-being-financially-responsible-money-you/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [Sometimes your gut is right. And sometimes not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/sometimes-your-gut-is-right-and-sometimes-not/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/i-understand-why-many-are-still-poor-or-struggling-to-make-just-a/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [I like the idea of having a paperless society.But to be paperless means you have to be so careful with your identity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/i-like-the-idea-of-having-a-paperless-society-but-to-be-paperless/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

> [If we aren't careful, our children will come down with 'affluenza,' a disease that causes them to confuse wants and needs. We need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/if-we-aren-t-careful-our-children-will-come-down-with-affluenza-a/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

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