Michelle Singletary

Articles by Michelle Singletary

Court Ruling Tightens Investors' Safety Net (July 24, 2008)

Raiding the Retirement Stash (July 20, 2008)

A Helping Hand for Harried Homeowners (July 17, 2008)

Creditors Garnishing Protected Funds (July 13, 2008)

'Gas-Saving' Additives Only Subtract From Your Wallet (July 10, 2008)

For the Big Bucks, Try a Little Yuk Yuk (July 6, 2008)

Whip Inflation Now, Before It Whips You (July 3, 2008)

Obama Knows Firsthand About Consumer Debt (June 29, 2008)

After College, A Crash Course In Finance (June 22, 2008)

Don't Drag That Mortgage With You Into Old Age (June 15, 2008)

Staying Out of the Red Despite the Pink Slip (June 12, 2008)

3 Families, 4 Months, $26,000 Paid (June 8, 2008)

A Bummer Summer for Job-Seeking Teens (June 5, 2008)

Unwelcome Change, Or a Chance (June 1, 2008)

This Wedding Season, the Gift of Gall (May 29, 2008)

Fuel-Efficient Or Financially Prudent (May 25, 2008)

Moral of Downturn Story: Piggies Must Be Fed (May 22, 2008)

He Gets His Old Room but Not for Free, Not Forever (May 18, 2008)

Credit Cards Cost, No Matter What (May 15, 2008)

Let's Make It Cool to Save (May 11, 2008)

Your Losing Hand (May 8, 2008)

Your Debt, But Not All Your Fault (May 4, 2008)

Brokers in the Fast-and-Loose Lane? Run Their Licenses. (May 1, 2008)

Prosecute the Mortgage Sharks (April 27, 2008)

Study Up on College Loans Before Learning About Debt the Hard Way (April 24, 2008)

It's Better To File Late Than to File Later (April 20, 2008)

Save and Pay as You Go (April 17, 2008)

Pay Your Dues When Your Parents Age (April 13, 2008)

Take the Snail Out of the Rebate Mail (April 10, 2008)

All Too Personal Finances (April 6, 2008)

Awaiting the Stimulus? Check Your Numbers. (April 3, 2008)

Debt Addicts Get A Dose of Reality (March 30, 2008)

Cheaper to Keep Her and Pay Off the Loan (March 27, 2008)

Ignoring the Calls Won't Make Debt Go Away (March 23, 2008)

Your Big Fat Foolish Wedding (March 20, 2008)

Lack of Insurance Hits Us All (March 16, 2008)

If You Lend, Be Prepared to Lose (March 13, 2008)

Use Your Foolish Refund Wisely (March 9, 2008)

What Debt Collectors Can't Do (March 6, 2008)

Inside the Mind Of a Debtor Nation (March 2, 2008)

Deals That Give You the Business (February 28, 2008)

The Wrong Questions About the Mortgage Market (February 24, 2008)

Rebate Fact and Fiction (February 21, 2008)

Enlisting Help In Financial Boot Camp (February 17, 2008)

Online, Dear Valentines, The Wolves Talk of Love (February 14, 2008)

King's Dream Deferred, One More Victim of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis (February 10, 2008)

Be Happy With What You Can Afford (February 7, 2008)

Slaying the 'Enoughasaurus' And Embracing Frugality (February 3, 2008)

A Tax Rebate? Feed Piggy. (January 31, 2008)

Dinars for Dupes (January 27, 2008)

You Can Ride It Out, Baby (January 24, 2008)

One Candidate and the Economy (January 20, 2008)

Tax Refunds Can Be Worth Their Wait in Gold (January 17, 2008)

You Can Lend P2P, but Can You Collect? (January 13, 2008)

The Gift of Tax Assistance (January 10, 2008)

Whose Turn Is It To Pay the Check? (January 6, 2008)

A $200 Surrender to the Tax Pro (January 3, 2008)

Make a List You Can't Miss (December 30, 2007)

Can't Win With Your Eyes Shut (December 27, 2007)

Four People. One Year. A Lot Less Debt. (December 23, 2007)

Shrinking the Savings Bonds Limit (December 20, 2007)

Anti-Scam Message Hits YouTube (December 16, 2007)

Preparing for the Word We Dare Not Say (December 13, 2007)

A Subpar Plan to Save Subprime Borrowers (December 9, 2007)

Quiet Your Inner Scrooge (December 6, 2007)

Taking the Right Lesson From Scrooge (December 2, 2007)

Give It Again, Sam (November 29, 2007)

Reinforce Savings Or Attack Debt? Advice for a Soldier (November 25, 2007)

Identify Your Habits to Shop Intelligently (November 22, 2007)

The Pulpit And the Bling-Bling (November 18, 2007)

A Way to Freeze Out the ID Thieves (November 15, 2007)

Too Rich To Be Poor-Mouthing? (November 11, 2007)

Swindlers' List: Dieters, Debtors and You (November 8, 2007)

Working the Frequent-Flier System (November 4, 2007)

Getting to Know Identity Thieves (November 1, 2007)

College Loans, The Price Of Procrastination (October 28, 2007)

Credit Repair and the Tools of Ignorance (October 25, 2007)

Study on Savings By Blacks and Whites Reveals Shades of Gray (October 21, 2007)

The Extra Credit Students Don't Need (October 18, 2007)

The Get-Rich Pitch, Then the Letdown (October 14, 2007)

Where to Stash Your Emergency Cash (October 11, 2007)

Moves That Save, And Parents Who Won't (October 7, 2007)

The Littlest Victims of ID Theft (October 4, 2007)

Help for Home Buyers From the Inside (September 30, 2007)

An Early Look at Open Enrollment (September 27, 2007)

A Better Price Size For Kids (September 23, 2007)

Your 401(k) Giveaway (September 20, 2007)

This Year's Winner: Don't Flush Good Water After Bad (September 16, 2007)

Free Food for Pigeons (September 13, 2007)

Some Mortgage Originators Skip State Licensing (September 9, 2007)

You Know What They Say About a Free Lunch (September 6, 2007)

Do Your Bank Account a Favor: Drop the Doughnut (September 2, 2007)

A Mortgage Is for Paying Off (August 30, 2007)

A 400 Percent Return In 7 Days? Riiiight. (August 26, 2007)

Laid Off? Cut Back and Get Back Out There. (August 23, 2007)

A 3-D Take on the Market: Defense, Diversification and Discipline (August 19, 2007)

Keep a 10-Foot Pole's Distance (August 16, 2007)

First Step in Managing a Crazy Boss: Start Talking (August 12, 2007)

Leave the Job, and Maybe the Retirement Money (August 9, 2007)

Working Harder To Pay Down Debt (August 5, 2007)

Your Car and Your Credit (August 2, 2007)

Go to College And Earn Your C.E.O. (July 29, 2007)

Pomp and Student-Loan Circumstances (July 26, 2007)

Microwaving Contacts, And Other Mega-Goofs (July 21, 2007)

They Want You to Go Over Your Debit Limit (July 19, 2007)

Conservation Saves More Than the Environment (July 15, 2007)

A Credit Score You've Earned (July 12, 2007)

The Management Fruitcake Sampler (July 8, 2007)

Declaring Financial Independence (July 5, 2007)

Before You Insure For Long-Term Care (July 1, 2007)

Slaying the Debt Monster (June 24, 2007)

If You Take on Your Broker, You're Likely to Lose (June 17, 2007)

A Good Place to Start (June 14, 2007)

Budget By the Old Envelope System (June 10, 2007)

A Security Freeze Can Protect Your Credit But Take Some Time to Thaw (June 7, 2007)

How Grads Can Climb Out Of the Hole (June 3, 2007)

When Relying on Online Brokers, Beware 'Move It or Lose It' Scams (May 31, 2007)

Beware Of Movers Who Take You For a Ride (May 27, 2007)

From Pros and Cons, a Clear Choice (May 24, 2007)

Grads' Study Assignment: Loan Consolidation (May 19, 2007)

How They'll Try to Sucker You, From 1 to 10 (May 17, 2007)

$2,500 for 4 Pots, And Other Mega-Mistakes (May 13, 2007)

Minorities, the Auto Loan Losers (May 10, 2007)

Answering to An IRS Audit, And Other Inside Advice (May 6, 2007)

These Stamps Are Forever, but the Savings Are Not (May 3, 2007)

Cars Worth Less Than the Loans (April 29, 2007)

The Three Worlds of Mortgage Lending (April 26, 2007)

Can't Pay The Loan but Won't Pick Up the Phone (April 22, 2007)

Bad Refunds and Worse AMTs (April 19, 2007)

Readying Teens to Live Within Means (April 15, 2007)

Being Your Own Boss Isn't All Play and No Work (April 12, 2007)

These Little Piggies Save at Home (April 8, 2007)

Taking Inventory of Home Office Deductions (April 5, 2007)

How Are They Doing? (April 1, 2007)

It's Spring-Cleaning Time for Finances (March 29, 2007)

Gift Cards That Shrink Stink (March 25, 2007)

If You Can't Pay Taxes, Not Filing Is the Worst Option (March 22, 2007)

Loan Loser: Home-Financing a Car (March 18, 2007)

Technology Sinks the Check Float (March 15, 2007)

How They Rig The Credit Card Game (March 11, 2007)

Make Wise Use of Windfalls (March 8, 2007)

A Horror Movie For Our Times (March 4, 2007)

Don't Get Pulled In by Tax Scams (March 1, 2007)

Payday Loans: Costly Cash (February 25, 2007)

Tax Questions, Untangled (February 22, 2007)

Fake Checks That Make You Pay (February 18, 2007)

Better to Stop Data Thieves Cold (February 15, 2007)

Financial Infidelity (February 11, 2007)

Putting a Freeze on Identity Theft (February 8, 2007)

Athletes Black and Blind (February 4, 2007)

Kick the Tobacco Habit And Stop Sending Your Money Up in Smoke (February 1, 2007)

Beware the Scholarship Hucksters (January 28, 2007)

Make the Grade in Paying for Child's College Career (January 25, 2007)

Insurance for Furry Friends (January 21, 2007)

Fewer Ads for Free Filers (January 18, 2007)

Budgeters Begin With Self-Denial (January 14, 2007)

Your Tax Return, With Some Change (January 11, 2007)

Through College Avoiding Debt (January 7, 2007)

If You Got a Gift From Your Boss, Take Note (January 4, 2007)

Resolved to Save in '07 (December 31, 2006)

Your Debt and Budget Questions Answered (December 28, 2006)

The Gift of Gratitude (December 24, 2006)

Knotty Family Ties (December 21, 2006)

The Do's And Don'ts Of Regifting (December 17, 2006)

The Umbrella, a Holiday Party Essential (December 14, 2006)

Return Fraud Earns Retailers' Wrath (December 10, 2006)

Are You Financially Healthy? Do the Math. (December 7, 2006)

529 Plans, By the Book (December 3, 2006)

Before the New Year, Tie Up Some Loose Ends (November 30, 2006)

Give Books That Make a Difference (November 26, 2006)

Stay Out of the Red On Black Friday (November 23, 2006)

Bankruptcy Law Says Thou Shalt Not Tithe (November 19, 2006)

Consolidation Can Be Consolation (November 16, 2006)

Beware the Trap Of Ribbon and Wrap (November 12, 2006)

Next Payday, Double-Check (November 9, 2006)

A Crash Course In How to Pay For College (November 5, 2006)

Under Certain Terms, This Life Insurance Pays Off (November 2, 2006)

College Costs: A Tough Equation (October 29, 2006)

Your Health Plan's Dependent Clauses (October 26, 2006)

Before You Get Sick, Shop Around (October 22, 2006)

Putting Health Options in Alphabetical Order (October 19, 2006)

Caveat Cardholder: Read the Fine Print (October 15, 2006)

Extend 'Payday Loan' Protections to All Borrowers (October 12, 2006)

Debt, a 3-Way Loser (October 8, 2006)

The Health-Care Homework Headache (October 5, 2006)

Shop Smart For Insurance (October 1, 2006)

Revisions to Savings Rules Proposed (September 28, 2006)

Lesson for Students: The Best Debt Is None (September 24, 2006)

Get Ready to Get Bumped (September 21, 2006)

Putting a Price On Your Life (September 17, 2006)

Some Answers to Your Budgeting Questions (September 14, 2006)

It Pays to Do the Math In the Budget Game (September 10, 2006)

Spending Tax Dollars to Collect Them (September 7, 2006)

Contentment Without a Car (September 3, 2006)

Just Getting By Just Isn't Enough (August 31, 2006)

School Fundraising? Phooey! (August 27, 2006)

Dumpster-Diving Advice Doesn't Fly (August 24, 2006)

The Debt Is Yours Alone (August 20, 2006)

Don't Tie College Savings to Potential Aid (August 17, 2006)

Debts Forgiven, Taxes Increased (August 13, 2006)

Saving for College Just Got a Little Easier (August 10, 2006)

Ask the Guidebook (August 6, 2006)

'Fessing Up and Settling Up (August 3, 2006)

Give Torn Stockings Another Run, And Other Tips for the Frugal (July 30, 2006)

What's Mine Is Ours, Not All Yours (July 27, 2006)

Piggybackers Take You for a Ride (July 23, 2006)

Compromising on Past-Due Taxes (July 20, 2006)

The Race Savings Gap (July 16, 2006)

Books: Colleges' Budget-Busters (July 13, 2006)

Lessons From Wealthy and Wise Parents (July 9, 2006)

Debunking Myths About Couples and Credit (July 6, 2006)