Sara Rathner

Senior Writer/Spokesperson  |  Credit cards, travel rewards, debt payment

Sara Rathner is a NerdWallet travel and credit cards expert. She has appeared on the “Today” show and CNBC’s “Nightly Business Report,” and has been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, Time, Reuters, NBC News, Business Insider and MarketWatch. Before joining NerdWallet, Sara worked at The Motley Fool for nearly 10 years. She also worked as a freelance personal finance writer and paraplanner and has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

  • Education: B.S. in journalism from Northwestern University
  • Previous experience: Paraplanner at Gen Y Planning, Freelance personal finance writer, Communications at The Motley Fool

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5 Strategies to Make Your Money Work for You

Laying a good financial foundation isn’t one of those tasks you can put off until later. Sara Rathner sat down to talk with us about five strategies that can help put your money to work today.

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