About the Author
Rebecca Lake has been a finance writer for nearly a decade, specializing in personal finance, investing, and small business. She is a contributor at Forbes Advisor, SmartAsset, Investopedia, The Balance, MyBankTracker, MoneyRates and CreditCards.com. Her work has also appeared online at DollarSprout, U.S. News, Fox Business, and NerdWallet. In her spare time, Lake runs a personal finance blog that's dedicated to helping women and moms become smarter about making and saving money.