Taylor Medine

The finance charge: This is the cost of your loan, including interest and fees, assuming you make all your payments on time.
Total payments: This is the sum of all the payments you’ll make to pay off your loan, including the loan principal and finance charges.

Certified Financial Education Instructor
Personal finance writer with over seven years of experience
Bylines in Bankrate, Experian, The Balance, Business Insider, Credit Karma, and more

Expertise

Repaying debt, building credit, credit cards, personal loans, student loan refinancing

Personal finance experience

Taylor Medine is a Certified Financial Education Instructor and finance writer with over seven years of experience writing books, courses, guides, and articles that demystify personal finance topics, such as how to repay debt, build credit, shop for credit cards, and more.

Previous experience

In 2013, Taylor started documenting her efforts to stretch a dollar as a recent college grad on a personal blog while working in the hospitality and property management industries. Eventually, her passion for finance writing grew into a full-time career. Taylor's work has been featured on Bankrate, Experian, The Balance, Business Insider, Credit Karma, and more. She’s also the author of The 60-Minute Money Plan, a self-published intro to budgeting guide for people who hate budgeting.