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Erin Hurd

Expertise
  • Credit cards •
  • rewards •
  • personal finance
How I Think About Money “Travel rewards have truly changed my life (and my budget)! Using points and miles to pay the lion's share of our travel costs has allowed my family to take more trips – but pay a lot less in cash.”
60+ Articles Written
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Previous experience
  • Group Publisher, Agora Financial Publishing
  • Director, Investing Daily
Education
B.A. in English from Towson University
Erin is a former writer and assigning editor on the NerdWallet Content team who now heads NerdWallet's travel business. She's a credit card and travel rewards expert at NerdWallet, based in Baltimore, Maryland. She has spent nearly two decades showing readers unique ways to maximize their investments and personal finances. Prior to joining NerdWallet, Erin worked on dozens of newsletters and magazines in the areas of investing, health, business and travel with Agora Publishing. Her love of travel led to a passion for credit card and loyalty rewards to subsidize trips, and she thrives on teaching others how to harness the power of credit card rewards. When she's not helping NerdWallet readers find the best travel value, Erin is planning her next adventure for her family of four using points and miles.

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