Mary Schmich Quotes
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you'll have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either of them might run out.
Topics
Trust
Uncertainty
Wealth
Economic Security, Economic Insecurity, Financial Security, Financial Insecurity
Economic Stability
Financial Independence, Fiscal Independence, Economic Independence
Individual Responsiblity, Personal Responsibility
Self-Reliance
Trust Fund
Wealth Managers, Wealth Management
Financial Planning
Anyone Else
Financial Freedom
Financial Stability
Financial Resilience
Investment Strategies
Spousal Support
Support System
Citations
Schmich, Mary. "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young." Chicago Tribune, 1 Jun. 1997, p. 1.
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Mary Theresa Schmich is an American journalist. She has been a columnist for the Chicago Tribune since 1992, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. Her columns are syndicated nationally by Tribune Content Agency. She wrote the comic strip Brenda Starr, Reporter for the last 28 of its 60 years and she wrote the 1997 column "Wear Sunscreen", with the often quoted "Do one thing every day that scares you", frequently misattributed to Eleanor Roosevelt.