Melanie Lockert

Melanie Lockert is a personal finance expert contributor to Fortune Recommends with expertise in budgeting, debt, and student loans. Melanie wrote "Dear Debt," a personal narrative that provides readers with practical tools to help overcome the crippling effects of debt. Melanie has written for CNN Underscored, Yahoo Finance, and Business Insider, among other publications. She is also the host of The Mental Health and Wealth Show and co-founder of the Lola Retreat, a finance event for women. She has a B.A. in Theater from California State University, Long Beach, and an M.A. from New York University in Performance Studies.