About Cassidy Horton, MBA
Current Role
Personal finance writer
Expertise
- Banking
- Home Equity
- Mortgages
- Financial Planning
- Budgeting
- Tax Planning
Certifications & Degrees
- MBA
- Bachelor's degree in public relations and MBA from Georgia Southern University
Personal Finance Experience
Cassidy has researched and written more than 1,000 articles on banking, loans, debt, and more. She first became interested in the personal finance industry after paying off $18,000 in debt within 10 months of graduating college.
Cassidy later went on to triple her salary in two years by ditching her eight-to-five job to write for a living. Today, she runs her own copywriting business and a finance website for freelancers.
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