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Paul Soucy

Director of Content
Expertise
  • Credit cards •
  • credit scoring •
  • personal finance
How I Think About Money “How many credit cards should you have? As many as you feel comfortable managing. For some people, that means having no cards at all. For others, it's one card for everything. Others can handle dozens. Most people are somewhere in the middle. ”
34+ Years of Experience
50+ Articles Written
8.1M+ Readers Reached
Previous experience
  • Editor at USA Today
  • Editor at The Des Moines Register
  • Editor at Meredith/Better Homes and Gardens
  • Freelance writer, editor and project manager.
Education
  • B.A. in journalism from Drake University
  • MBA from University of Iowa
Awards
ACES, The Society for Editing: Robinson Prize
Paul Soucy has led the Credit Cards content team at NerdWallet since 2015 and the Travel Rewards team since 2023; he is also director of content for Consumer Credit verticals. He was an editor with USA Today, The Des Moines Register and the Meredith/Better Homes and Gardens family of magazines for more than 20 years. He also built a successful freelance writing and editing practice with a focus on business and personal finance. He was editor of the USA Today Weekly International Edition for six years and received the highest award from ACES: The Society for Editing. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a Master of Business Administration. He lives in Des Moines, Iowa, with his wife, Sarah; his two sons; and a dog named Sam.

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