Money Expert Michelle Singletary

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Business, Investing

4.3 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

For more than 25 years Michelle Singletary has penned the nationally syndicated column "The Color of Money". Between her column and her books, she doesn't hold back when it comes to helping people be smarter about budgeting and personal finances. Deidre Woollard caught up with her to talk about: - How our financial habits changed during the pandemic - One significant way to take control of your budget - Why she suggests not buying a home right now Host: Deidre Woollard Guest: Michelle Singletary Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Brandon Gentry, Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Really, when I look at people's budget, it's housing, maybe transportation like the
0:06.2	car loan and then eating out.
0:08.7	It's third.
0:10.4	Before retirement savings and saving for college, it's third.
0:16.4	We waste so much money on food and eating out.
0:23.7	I'm Chris Hill and that was Michelle Singleterry, writer of the nationally syndicated column,
0:28.7	the color of money.
0:30.4	In 2021, she won the Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary.
0:34.4	In 2022, she was named investing author of the year in the Motley Fool's Women in Investing
0:39.5	Awards.
0:40.5	Recently, Deedra Woolard talked with her about how our financial habits changed during
0:45.4	the pandemic, budgeting, housing, and a lot more.
0:49.0	I've been reading her column for more than 20 years.
0:51.8	One thing I like about Michelle Singleterry, she doesn't hold back.
0:55.2	You may not always agree with her ideas, that's exactly why we wanted to have her on the
1:00.4	podcast.
1:07.5	I'm here today with our Women in Investing Award winner for Best Investing Author, Michelle
1:12.1	Singleterry.
1:13.1	Michelle's 2021 book, What to Do with Your Money When Crisis Hits, A Survival Guide,
1:18.8	is a practical roadmap for managing money through tough times.
1:22.0	She also writes a nationally syndicated column, The Color of Money, which appears in the Washington
1:25.9	Post twice weekly.
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