Jennifer Calonia

Jennifer Calonia is a writer for FinanceBuzz with 15 years of experience, with a focus on credit cards and debt repayment. She helps readers use credit cards responsibly, maximize rewards, and decide when it makes sense to use credit for everyday expenses like bills or gas. She also breaks down strategies for building credit and choosing the right cards based on spending habits and financial goals.

Jennifer brings firsthand experience to her work, having paid off more than $30,000 in student loan debt using the debt snowball method along with her employer’s repayment benefits. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, USA Today, NerdWallet, Bankrate, Credit Karma, LendingTree, U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, and other publications. She holds a B.A. in English from California State University, Northridge.