Cassidy Horton

A freelance personal finance writer with more than four years of experience writing for high-profile online publications, Cassidy became interested in personal finance during grad school while paying off debt and trying to avoid lifestyle inflation. She paid off $18K in student loan debt in 10 months and tripled her salary in two years by becoming a freelancer; she also runs a personal finance site for freelancers. Cassidy has an MBA from Georgia Southern University and a bachelor’s degree in public relations.