Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson is the founder of Club Thrifty, a personal finance and travel resource geared to families who want to make the most of their incomes while seeing the world.

She is also the co-author of budgeting book Zero Down Your Debt: Reclaim Your Income and Build a Life You'll Love. The book explains the step-by-step process behind zero-sum budgeting, which is the type of budget Johnson and her husband used to pay off debt in their 20's so they could begin building their investment portfolio in their 30's and 40's.

Before beginning a career in personal finance, Johnson worked in the funeral industry alongside her husband Greg. She attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, and she was given the Best Contributor/Freelancer for Personal Finance at the 6th annual Plutus Awards Ceremony in 2015.

Johnson is an investment expert who built and manages her own seven-figure portfolio, and she frequently writes about various investment strategies as a result. She also covers credit cards, loans, insurance and other banking topics for publications like Forbes, CNN Underscored, U.S. News and World Report, Bankrate, and more.

Highlights:

*Award-winning personal finance writer
*Author of budgeting book, Zero Down Your Debt: Reclaim Your Income and Build a Life You'll Love
*Owner of finance and travel site ClubThrifty.com
*Owner of freelance writing course, EarnMoreWriting.com
*Regular contributor to CNN, Forbes, Bankrate, and more