Michelle Singletary Launches Podcast on $100,000 Parent PLUS Debt
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Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 13
Michelle Singletary Launches Podcast on $100,000 Parent PLUS Debt
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 13
Summary
Michelle Singletary debuted her video podcast, “Dollars & Sense,” with a first episode focused on a California teacher and her husband facing nearly $100,000 in remaining Parent PLUS loans.
Lauren, a math teacher from San Pedro, sought help on whether the debt could threaten the couple’s retirement and how much support they should give their daughter after graduation.
Singletary said she reviewed the family’s finances before recording and used the episode to map out a realistic repayment strategy after examining why they borrowed so much for an out-of-state college.
The show extends Singletary’s long-running personal finance work in The Color of Money and her newsletter, aiming for candid, nonjudgmental conversations about money decisions and mistakes.