Melanie Lockert

Melanie Lockert

Contributor, Buy Side from WSJ

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  • Author of “Dear Debt”
  • Published in MSN, USA TODAY Blueprint, Business Insider and U.S. News & World Report

Expertise

Student loans, personal loans, mortgage, home buying, credit cards, debt consolidation, money markets, insurance, banking

Experience

Melanie Lockert is a contributor to Buy Side from WSJ and a personal finance writer and author of, “Dear Debt,” which has been featured by The New York Times and MarketWatch. The book details how Melanie paid off $81,000 in student loan debt.

Her previous work experience includes finance writing for U.S. News & World Report, USA TODAY Blueprint, Business Insider, and CNN. Melanie is a blogger for DearDebt.com and the co-founder of the Lola Retreat and host of the Mental Health and Wealth show podcast.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in theater from California State University of Long Beach
  • Master of Arts in performance studies from New York University
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