- I suffered a financial disaster.
- I felt stupid, ashamed, and embarrassed.
- However, it led to new careers in personal finance and writing.
- During a hiatus from a corporate career, I created a pilot personal finance program for 500 low-income individuals.
- I served as a founding volunteer moderator on the myFICO® community forum.
- I self-published Gold Diggers and Deadbeat Dads: True Stories of Friends, Family, and Financial Ruin.
- It won the 2015 Plutus Award for Best New Personal Finance Book.
- I have a BA in Russian Language & Literature from Duke University.
- And an LLB and Masters of Law degrees from the University of Sydney. Yes, in Australia.
- I’ve had gigs like sailing Caribbean yachts and negotiating megabucks contracts for a Fortune 200 technology company.
- I pledge my allegiance to the Oxford comma.
- I never drink coffee.
- Instead, I have an affinity for Twizzlers red licorice.
