About Sarah Sheehan, MAT
Current Role
Personal finance writer
Expertise
- Tax Planning
- Retirement Planning
- Debt Management
Certifications & Degrees
- MAT
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Western Carolina University
- Bachelor’s degree in international studies from the Western Carolina University
- Bachelor’s degree in English from the Western Carolina University
- Master’s degree in teaching from the Mercer University
Personal Finance Experience
Before finding her way to finance, Sarah taught in public and language schools in Georgia and Virginia. Despite having a stable salary, her long-term financial outlook seemed rather bleak—and she just couldn’t accept that.
Sarah turned to freelance finance writing to supplement her income and scratch a growing entrepreneurial itch. She soon specialized in writing about how taxes, retirement planning, and debt affect us on scales small and large. Now, she’s an in-house writer for LendEDU, where she continues the important work of making realistic financial education accessible and actionable for the people who need it most.
Latest from Sarah Sheehan, MAT
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Can You Take Out Student Loans for Living Expenses & Housing?
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