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Donna Freedman, Credit Karma Contributing Writer

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Donna Freedman is a former newspaper journalist who has been writing about personal finance since she created the Smart Spending blog for MSN Money in 2007. Her work has won regional and national awards and has appeared on dozens of sites, including LendingTree, Magnify Money, Money Talks News, NerdWallet, Policy Genius, The Simple Dollar, Twine, and WalletJoy. 
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