Devon Delfino

Devon Delfino is a freelance writer with nearly a decade of experience in the personal finance space. During that time, she’s covered everything from basic budgeting and personal loans to credit card rewards programs and retirement planning. She also wrote a weekly series called LT News covering the latest financial news, before moving onto the surveys and studies beat for LendingTree.

Her personal finance reporting has also been featured in U.S. News and World Report, CNBC, the L.A. Times, the Motley Fool, and Teen Vogue, among others.

Prior to becoming a freelancer, Devon worked as a staff writer at NerdWallet, covering student loans and higher education as well as general money management.

Specialties

• Money management
• Paying off debt
• Credit cards
• Personal loans
• Credit scores and building credit

Achievements

• 8 years of personal finance reporting experience
• 100+ bylines across LendingTree sites

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Boston University

Devon’s thoughts on money management

“Even with a predictable income, cash flow can be tricky to manage. Keeping a checking account buffer can help you avoid overdrafts and cover less frequent expenses or ones that may be less predictable. And, in a pinch, it can help you avoid taking on high-interest debt if a small emergency pops up and you don’t yet have savings in place to cover it.”