Chanelle is a personal finance writer at NerdWallet covering banking. When she isn't finding the best interest rates, she can be found hiking around Lake Tahoe or traveling to the next spot on her bucket list. She previously worked at Fortune, Forbes and the Reno Gazette-Journal. Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/crbessette
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