Jennifer Calonia is a personal finance writer and editor. She has a B.A. in English, specializing in creative writing, from California State University, Northridge. Jennifer has written on a variety of money topics, including banking, student and personal loans, mortgages, homeownership, debt, credit cards, and budgeting.
Formerly, she was a deputy editor at Student Loan Hero, and the managing editor at GOBankingRates where she led syndicated features content. She lives in Los Angeles, and is currently working on her debut fiction novel.
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