Hi there! I’m Erin Lowry. You might know me as “Broke Millennial” aka a financial translator to help you cut through the jargon (and BS) in the finance world. I’ve written three personal finance books (Broke Millennial, Broke Millennial Takes On Investing and Broke Millennial Talks Money) and one workbook (Broke Millennial Workbook: Take Control and Get Your Financial Life Together).

But that’s the old me.

After writing a personal finance newsletter, I decided to pivot to another great love of my life: giving advice.

Being helpful to someone else is my happy place. Providing guidance or a resource that makes someone’s life easier fills me with joy. Of course, sometimes this comes across as unsolicited advice. Hopefully, I’m helpful.

It’s hard to know if this compulsion is simply a byproduct of my personality or tied into my birth order (hello fellow eldest daughters) or being born in the year of the snake or being a millennial raised to believe my voice matters, which means I over index the importance of my opinion and give it far, far too much value. 

Instead of shying away from this flawed personality trait, I’m leaning all the way in. 


The softer, gentler, more introspective version of myself exists on My Name Isn’t Mom, which features essays about one woman’s experience trying to navigate the identity shift of motherhood.


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