@vox: You keep hearing the same financial advice because… it works. That’s according to Michelle Singletary, the Washington Post’s personal financial columnist. She joined Explain It to Me to offer advice on how to talk to the elders in your life about work, retirement, and what to do as 401(k)s take a hit and Social Security's future gets murkier. 🎧 Listen to this episode now wherever you get your podcasts.