Kim Porter

Kim Porter

Kim Porter began her career as a writer and an editor focusing on personal finance in 2010 and has since been published everywhere from Yahoo! Finance to U.S. News & World Report, Credit Karma, USA Today, Fortune and more. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism and Asian studies from the University of Florida. You can connect with Porter on LinkedIn or check out her tweets at @kimsavesmoney.

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