Kat Tretina

A certified financial counselor and student loan expert with more than 200 articles for FinanceBuzz, Kat Tretina brings both credentials and firsthand experience to her personal finance coverage. After completing her master's degree, she spent years working to pay off $35,000 in student loans. That experience shaped her focus on debt repayment, student loans, insurance, and investing, and eventually led her to earn dual certifications through the National Association of Certified Credit Counselors (NACCC).

Her work has appeared in Buy Side from The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, U.S. News, and Credit Karma. Kat holds a master's degree in communications from West Chester University and bachelor's degrees in communications and English from Elizabethtown College.