{
  "id": 14979872,
  "title": "Longtime money columnist on the advice everyone needs to hear: 'If debt was a person I would slap it'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/longtime-money-columnist-on-the-advice-everyone-needs-to-hear-if-debt",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-16T13:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/make-it/2026/10/16/michelle-singletary-debt-money-advice.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michelle Singletary rejects 'good debt,' supports living with parents to save and says folks knowing your numbers is key to beating the affordability crunch.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}