Your grandmother taught you how to manage your money. She was a nurse's aide and on top, she paid off her home in retirement. "I'm a carbon copy of this woman who grew up during the Depression," he says. He hopes his column will help people see debt for what it is: a burden.
Michelle Singletary is a best-selling author and Loeb Award-winning writer. She also pens “The Color of Money,” a nationally syndicated personal finance column which appears in The Washington Post. Robert Brokamp caught up with Singletary to discuss: - Why people fall for Ponzi schemes - If you should pay off your mortgage before retirement - Why we often lie about spending habits
Host: Robert Brokamp Guest: Michelle Singletary Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Annie Franks
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