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Mike Brown

Mike Brown uses data from surveys and publicly-available resources to identify emerging personal finance trends and tell unique stories. Mike’s work, featured in outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, provides consumers with a personal finance measuring stick to make informed financial decisions.

About Mike Brown

Current Role

Personal finance reporter

Degrees

  • Bachelor's degree in history and political science from the University of Delaware

Latest from Mike Brown

Zelle is Quickly Catching Up to Venmo

“Just Google it.” “Are we going to Uber there?” “Can you Venmo me?”  Sometimes a company and it’s product becomes so mainstream, it...

A Financial Comparison of Mother’s Day & Father’s Day

Whether they paid for your education, drove you around countless times, cleaned up the messes...

The Surprising Impact of Student Debt on the Millennial Mindset

Depending on who you ask, you may hear the student loan debt situation in the...

Law Enforcement Officers Get a Tuition Break at These Schools

Georgia Military College commemorated Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15 by honoring fallen officers...

Over Two-Thirds of College Students Would Use a Student Loan Created By Amazon

If Amazon were to announce tomorrow that it was expanding into the residential real estate...

Average Marijuana Consumer Will Spend $146 to Celebrate 4/20 This Year & Over One-Third Will Skip Work

Marijuana has become relatively mainstream in American society today. And on no day is pot...

The Inflation of the Tooth Fairy

One of the more exciting experiences as a child is losing your baby teeth. At first, you notice one of your teeth is...

Due to Minimum Wage Hike, Some Small Business Owners Will Raise Prices, Rely More on AI, & Possibly Relocate

Minimum wage is on the rise in the United States. While the federal government mandates...

What Would You Do For A Raise? | 35% of Americans Would Give Up the Right to Vote

Just when you think you have enough, you realize you want just a little bit...

The Physical & Social Impact of Credit Card Debt

A recent report found that U.S. consumers have hit a seven-year high in overdue credit card...