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Michelle Singletary: Even big kids can make a Christmas list
It’s fun to dream, but stick to your budget.
Michelle Singletary: Readers share their financial successes
‘Go slow but keep fighting,’ one recommends.
Michelle Singletary: Former skater sparks debate on crowdfunding
1988 Olympian Debi Thomas has lost her life savings and is unable to pay her bills.
Michelle Singletary: Schools need lessons in teaching personal finance skills
Online financial literacy courses free of bias and subtle sales pitches can be useful.
Michelle Singletary: Raising grandkids a major sacrifice
Currently, about 2.7 million grandparents in the U.S. are responsible for raising their grandchildren.
Michelle Singletary: Get up close and personal with your finances
Your financial life might appear to be good until it’s not. And it’s at that point you realize how quickly things can go bad because you didn’t know your true financial picture.
Michelle Singletary: Mortgages: What can you truly afford?
When my husband and I were shopping for our first home, real estate folks kept telling us how much we could afford. They would look over our gross income figures and declare that we weren’t shopping for “enough” house, meaning their numbers said we could afford a larger mortgage. But my husband and I did […]