I provide both bylined and ghostwritten content for personal finance websites, real estate agents, public relations consulting firms, insurance agents, mortgage lenders, payments technology companies, financial advisors, and food websites. I am known for my well-informed and conversational writing style and my skill in making complex topics easy to understand.

As a personal finance expert with more than 15 years of professional writing experience, I believe that anyone can take control of their finances at any time, but it can be hard to know what steps to take or where to turn for trustworthy information. I'm the person who has read the fine print on the credit card applications, reviewed the lengthy tax publications, and researched the complicated mortgage loans so others don't have to. My goal is to simplify personal finance for others because I believe money should be a tool to help people achieve their dreams, not a source of endless stress. 

My personal finance articles have appeared in nationally recognized media outlets such as Forbes Advisor, The Motley Fool, Credible, Taste of Home, Yahoo's homepage, Yahoo Finance, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, SFGate.com, MSN Real Estate, Realtor.com, Investopedia, Interest.com, Bankrate, MassMutual's blog, Bankaholic, Mortgage-Calc.com, Saving Advice, and more. Below, you’ll find links to a few examples of my published work.

Debt

6 ways to pay off credit card debt, Bankrate.com

How to Transfer Credit Card Balances to a New Card, Investopedia.com

What happens to your student loans when you die? MassMutual.com

Investing

Here's what’s wrong with DIY investing, Interest.com

Using investments to make a difference, MassMutual.com

Insurance

Best Life Insurance for Seniors, TheSimpleDollar.com

Is Your Employer-Provided Life Insurance Coverage Enough? Investopedia.com

How Umbrella Insurance Works, Investopedia.com

Mortgages

The Largest Mortgage Providers in the U.S., The Motley Fool

How to finance a fixer-upper, Interest.com

How to get a mortgage during retirement, MassMutual.com

3 Reasons to Work with a Mortgage Broker, Bankrate.com

Public Policy

Tax Withholding: Good for Government, Bad for Taxpayers, Investopedia.com

Unnatural Rights in the Natural State, Arkansas Center for Research in Economics

The Citizen’s Guide to Understanding Arkansas Economic Data, Arkansas Center for Research in Economics

Student Loans

Will getting a student loan deferral hurt my credit score? Investopedia.com

Refinancing student loans: What’s lost, what’s gained, MassMutual.com

Repaying student loans early: How to do it right, MassMutual.com

Social Issues

Affordable Childcare: The States, Cities, and Counties That Have It, The Motley Fool

Immigrants Miss Out on Banking—And It’s an Urgent Problem, The Motley Fool

Privacy

Credit Bureaus Want Your Banking Data -- Should You Give It to Them?, The Motley Fool

Technology

Can You Close on a House Remotely?, Credible

Are Algorithms Hurting Your Finances? What You Need to Know, The Motley Fool

Food

What Is Amish Butter? Taste of Home

9 Things You Never Knew About Wendy’s Baked Potato, Taste of Home