About Rebecca Safier
Current Role
Personal finance writer
Expertise
- Student Loans
- Personal Loans
- Mortgages
- Home Equity
- Credit
- Budgeting
- Business Loans
Degrees
- Bachelor's degree in English from Tufts University, master's degree in education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, certified student loan counselor through the National Association of Certified Credit Counselors
Personal Finance Experience
Rebecca likes to help people make informed financial decisions, whether they’re paying off student loans, improving their credit, or working toward a savings goal.
As a certified student loan counselor, Rebecca has written extensively on student loans, from featuring personal stories to covering data studies on the demographics of student debt to interviewing Andrew Yang and state legislators about their policy proposals. Having worked with students as a college counselor, Rebecca brings firsthand insight into the challenges of preparing for college to her work.
In addition to student loans, Rebecca has covered a variety of personal finance topics, including personal loans, home equity, credit scores, and general money management. When she’s not writing about all things finance, she’s teaching blogging and SEO strategies on her blog, Remote Bliss.
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