Position: Money and Real Estate Expert and Blogger; Realtor
Location: Decatur, Georgia
Education: Mercer University; University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Creates personal finance-related content based on over a decade of personal experience.
- Managed the award-winning financial blog Financial Best Life from 2012 until its successful sale to a subdivision of The Motley Fool in 2019.
- Holds a real estate agent license and specializes in assisting millennial real estate buyers.
Lauren Bowling has been writing personal finance and real estate content for more than a decade. Her articles and blog posts are deeply reflective of her personal journey, as Lauren has no formal degree in finance or real estate. She studied Vocal Performance at Mercer University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After graduation, Lauren Bowling tried to start her acting career while carrying significant debt due to a shopping addiction. She spent a year working as a receptionist before successfully repaying the debt in 14 months and launching her blog, Financial Best Life, to share her experience with others.
This marked the beginning of her career as a personal finance writer and advisor. Lauren Bowling encountered further financial challenges, all of which were chronicled on her blog, helping her build a huge audience and earn awards. Lauren’s connection to the real estate industry began in 2013 when she bought her first house to turn it into an investment. This led to further debt after renovating the house, but Lauren Bowling turned this into a viral challenge that significantly boosted her career. She managed to repay the $8,000 debt in just three months and wrote an article about the process, which became extremely popular.
While working primarily as a writer and content creator, Lauren Bowling focused more on the real estate sphere after selling her first house in 2018 for a $150,000 profit. In 2023, Lauren began working as a Realtor Sales Associate at Ansley Real Estate Christie’s International. Apart from that, her previous positions included:
- Senior Content Strategist;
- Editorial Director;
- Marketing Manager and Content Strategist, etc.
Lauren Bowling continues to gain new experiences, which she actively shares with her readers to help them make important financial decisions.
More by Lauren Bowling:
https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/how-to-find-best-mortgage-lender
https://www.credible.com/blog/car-insurance/does-car-insurance-cover-hitting-deer/