About Cassidy Horton
Current Role
Personal finance writer
Expertise
- Banking
- Insurance
- Home Loans
Degrees
- Bachelor's degree in public relations and MBA from Georgia Southern University
Personal Finance Experience
Cassidy has researched and written more than a thousand articles on banking, insurance, loans, 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.
Latest from Cassidy Horton
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