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How to be smart with your money at every age

Post Reports

The Washington Post

Daily News, Politics, News

4.45.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Today on “Post Reports,” personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary offers up some of her time-tested, conventional financial wisdom.


At every age and stage of life, we’re faced with making tough financial decisions. Am I ready to buy a house? Should I start saving for retirement? And what the heck is FICA


For nearly 30 years, Michelle has answered these questions for Washington Post readers. Now, she has compiled her most frequently asked questions in a new project, Michelle Singletary’s money milestones for every age

Transcript

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0:00.0

You often say, I hate adulting.

0:05.1

What do you mean by that?

0:06.3

And I start with you Olivia.

0:07.9

I mean, just all of the things that come with being responsible

0:11.8

for yourself financially, but then also just like keeping

0:16.2

yourself fed and clothed and like clean is annoying

0:20.6

like you're just like, I have to eat again.

0:23.6

You know, like I have to watch laundry again.

0:26.6

Like it's exhausting.

0:27.4

Like you, you know, when you're a kid,

0:29.4

other people do that for you.

0:31.1

Michelle Singletary is a personal finance columnist

0:33.9

for the post.

0:34.8

And for nearly 30 years,

0:36.5

she's been giving advice to readers.

0:38.9

But recently Michelle wanted to talk about finances

0:41.8

with her daughters.

0:43.5

Olivia and Jillian are both in their 20s.

0:45.9

And Michelle wanted to know,

0:47.8

how are they thinking about money at this stage of life?

0:51.4

Especially with a personal finance writer for a mom.

0:54.9

I would say more of what scares me about adulting

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