Michelle Singletary
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Book can help you change bad habitsDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- As any therapist will tell you, conflicts about money are usually not about money. They're about you -- or rather "your issues." So for my final Color of M...
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Senator asks ministries to detail expensesNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Is it OK for a minister to live large? A new probe by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee, will certainly call int...
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Like families, churches also need to monitor spendingNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Is it OK for a minister to live large? A new probe by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee, will certainly call int...
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New book helps frequent fliers figure it all outNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- I remember sitting in my grandmother's living room and licking S&H Green Stamps and pasting them in prize booklets in hopes of getting something for free....
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Why you should save for collegeOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Every parent knows that college costs are painfully high, and yet so many people fail to save anything, even an amount that will get their child through on...
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Survey results can mislead as to ways blacks do investOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- For 10 years, Ariel Mutual Funds and Charles Schwab have issued an annual report on the saving and investing habits of middle- and upper-income blacks. The...
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Stash away savings, because it will rainOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Krista Swetz and her husband are just a few months away from reaching a money milestone. The Maryland couple will soon have saved the three months' worth o...
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Financial advice is not going to be magicOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Giving advice to people in financial trouble is like throwing dust into the wind. You toss it out and, depending on the wind's direction, it either gets ca...
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For your health, do insurance paperworkOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's almost that time again -- open enrollment season. If you're fortunate enough to work for an employer who provides a benefits package, you've got some ...
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It's tough when kids desire costly clothingSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- My sister warned me. Just wait, she said. You'll be fighting with Olivia about clothes and things she wants to buy. Not my child, I protested. Remember, sh...