Rebecca Lake

Rebecca Lake | Expert Contributor

Rebecca Lake is a certified educator in personal finance (CEPF) and a freelance writer with over a decade of experience. Her interest in finance began when she found herself with nearly $100,000 in credit cards and student loans to repay on a minimum-wage income. While she initially began her writing career covering credit cards and debt, her expertise has expanded to include mortgages, investing, college planning, insurance, banking, small business, and entrepreneurship. She also writes about marketing, practice management, and business development for growth-focused financial advisors and financial planners. Her work has appeared online at SmartAsset, SoFi, LendEDU, Investopedia, Time, MyBankTracker, MoneyRates, CreditCards.com, Bankrate, NerdWallet, Forbes, and The Balance. She's also collaborated with major banking brands, including Citibank, Discover Bank, and First Horizon Bank, to create credit card and loan-focused content. In addition to freelance writing, she operates a personal finance blog for single parents and a successful Etsy shop that she runs with her teenage daughter. When she isn't writing about finance, Rebecca is busy homeschooling her two children, taking care of the family's five pets, and working on various creative side projects. She also enjoys reading history books and biographies, experimenting with new recipes, and traveling.