Elizabeth Renter is a senior writer and data analyst at NerdWallet. She loves hunting for stories in datasets and crunching numbers for all things personal finance. Her work has been cited by The New York Times, The Washington Post, the “Today” show, CNBC and elsewhere. When not playing with words and numbers, she enjoys traveling, powerlifting, tending plants, petting cats and spending time with her daughter. Email: [email protected].
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