Lauren Schwahn is a writer at NerdWallet who covers budgeting, shopping and money saving strategies. Her work has been featured by USA Today, the Associated Press, MarketWatch and more. She has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Email: [email protected].
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