Lauren Schwahn

Senior Writer & Content Strategist

Expertise
  • Personal finance
  • debt
  • credit scoring
  • budgeting

How I Think About Money “Money is a journey. Understanding your financial past and present — from spending habits to credit history and economic conditions — can help get you where you want to go. I write to make your journey a little smoother.”
90+ Articles Written
Education
B.A. in history from University of California, Santa Cruz
Organizations
The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing
Lauren Schwahn is a writer at NerdWallet who covers credit scoring, debt, budgeting and money-saving strategies. She contributed to the "Millennial Money" column for The Associated Press and managed a team of writers producing content for the series. Her work has also been featured by USA Today, MSN, The Washington Post and more. Lauren has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is based in San Francisco.
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