Michelle Singletary

Opinion

One child, two stimulus payments: The weird way divorced families are double-dipping without even trying

By Michelle Singletary, Columnist

Opinion

The coronavirus is tanking the stock market. Here’s what not to do

By Michelle Singletary, Columnist

Family

If you’re borrowing money from your elderly parents, you owe them a look inside your finances

Michelle Singletary shares several tips for when an adult child is borrowing from their elderly parents

By Michelle Singletary, Columnist

Family

When family and friends in your social network lack good financial judgment, do you butt in or butt out?

Three times Michelle Singletary advises to butt in when your friends, family and colleagues lack good financial judgment

By Michelle Singletary, Columnist

Family

It’s not just the cost of tipping that upsets customers — it’s the lack of price transparency

By Michelle Singletary, Columnist

Family

It’s maddening, but here’s why your credit score may drop after paying off debt

There is so much we don’t know about how exactly credit scoring works

By Michelle Singletary, Columnist

Family

No, you do not have to be in debt to have a good credit score

What’s key to a good credit score is handling your debt responsibly — month after month after month

By Michelle Singletary, Columnist

Some comforting news for recent college graduates facing a tough job market and years of student loan payments: That college degree is still worth it.

Opinion

‘Degree inflation’ is also contributing to the student-loan crisis

By Michelle Singletary, Columnist

Family

The fight over shutting down the CFPB consumer complaint database is over. It’s staying.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has decided it won’t remove from public view a complaint database that consumers use to ask for help in resolving financial issues.

By Michelle Singletary, Columnist

Family

Average FICO credit score hits new high

The national average credit score has hit an all-time high of 706, according to FICO, the company that created the scoring model used by most lenders. But having a perfect FICO score hasn’t changed Michelle Singletary’s life.

By Michelle Singletary, Columnist