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Michelle Singletary is a nationally syndicated columnist for The Washington Post, where she writes the award-winning column, "The Color of Money." In her spare time, Singletary is the director of “Prosperity Partners Ministry,” a program she founded at her church in which women and men, who handle their money well, volunteer to mentor others who are having financial challenges.

Our digital devolvement
By Michelle Singletary, THE WASHINGTON POST
Posted 05/29/2012
I’ve had it with people and their smartphones, iPads, Kindles or whatever who are interrupting my experiences at the movies, during a play or while dining at restaurants.
Student loans require homework
MICHELLE SINGLETARY
Posted 05/24/2012
During a recent online discussion, lots of people had questions about student loan debt. Here are my answers to a couple I didn't get a chance to address.
 
One word of advice for new college grads — CASH - 05/21/2012
By Michelle Singletary, THE WASHINGTON POST
The Color of Money: Every year I like to provide advice to college graduates.
 
ISO an affordable backup to employer-based health coverage - 04/30/2012
MICHELLE SINGLETARY, THE WASHINGTON POST
The Color of Money: A report found that the percentage of the population with employment-based health benefits has been declining, most recently because of the recession.
 
Bond Girl: A story of women on Wall Street - 04/03/2012
By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post
I typically make selections for the Color of Money Book Club on topics such as investing, retirement saving, getting a mortgage or buying long-term care insurance. You know, important but not very sexy stuff.
 
The Color of Money: Saints scandal speaks to us all - 03/29/2012
By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post
I’m not a huge football fan, but I have been following the bounty scandal that has hit the New Orleans Saints.
 
An option for taxpayers ‘struggling to make ends meet’ - 03/23/2012
By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post
For the past several years, the Internal Revenue Service has offered some relief for people having problems paying their taxes.
 
Trading in a car? Don’t get taken for a ride. - 03/19/2012
By Michelle Singletary, Washington Post
I met a woman who was having trouble making her car payments. When I saw how much she was paying — more than $1,000 a month — I could understand why.
 
The Color of Money: Schools shouldn’t fine tardy students or their parents - 03/08/2012
By Michelle Singletary, Washington Post
Money is not the answer to everything, and fining families for kids who are late to school is counterproductive.
 
New privacy policy lets Google watch you — everywhere - 03/04/2012
By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post
Several weeks ago, I bought some exercise videos online. Then I noticed that whenever I did an Internet search about anything, an ad for that same video package and other similar workout videos kept popping up. It was spooky.
 
Your online profile may help identity thieves - 03/02/2012
By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post
We’ve become a society that shares too much of our personal information — and all that voluntary transparency makes us vulnerable to crooks.


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