• 8+ years as a personal finance writer.
  • Certified student loan counselor.
  • Work has appeared on USA TODAY Blueprint, Newsweek Vault, Forbes Advisor, CNN Underscored and U.S. News & World Report.

Bio and experience

Rebecca Safier has more than eight years of experience in personal finance and higher education, specializing in student loans, financial aid, personal loans, and budgeting.

She has worked as a writer at PrepScholar and a senior writer at LendingTree and Student Loan Hero. As a freelance writer, her work has been seen in Forbes Advisor, CNN, USA TODAY Blueprint, LendEDU, New York Post, FinanceBuzz, CNET, SoFi Learn, Buy Side WSJ and U.S. News & World Report. 

Rebecca is a certified student loan counselor through the National Association of Certified Credit Counselors.

Education

Rebecca has a bachelor's degree from Tufts University in English language and literature, an ESL teaching certification from Boston Academy of English, and a master's degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education in prevention science and practice in adolescent counseling.

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