Casey Bond was an editor at Fortune Recommends. She is an award-winning writer and editor who has covered personal finance for more than a decade. In addition to Fortune, her work has appeared on Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, MSN, U.S. News & World Report, and more. She is also a Certified Personal Finance Counselor (CPFC). A Los Angeles Native, Casey lives in the South Bay with her husband and two smush-faced dogs.