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Lauren Bowling
Lauren Bowling is an author, money writer, the award-winning blogger behind FinancialBestLife.com. Her expertise in real estate and personal finance has been featured in the pages of Redbook and Woman’s Day magazines and on leading online financial news sites including Forbes, The Huffington Post, CNNMoney and U.S. News and World Report. Keep up with her on Instagram @thelaurenbowling.