Summary

• Aja has been a writer for more than 10 years, covering personal finance topics that include real estate, small business, investing and lifestyle topics such as travel and child-rearing.
• After paying off more than $120,000 of debt, starting a business, and managing her children’s acting careers, Aja started a blog to help others understand the world of personal finance.
• Her story and writing work have been featured in multiple web outlets and print magazines.
• Aja is also a licensed real estate agent.

Experience

Aja McClanahan started her journey in ꦏthe world of finance as a double major in Economics and Spanish at the University of Illinois. Upon graduating, she was tasked with figuring out how to pay off her student loans and other debts. 

A few years later, she accomplished𓃲 the task of paying off over $120,000 in debt, which helped jumpstart a database consulting business🧸, helped her invest in real estate, and manage her children’s careers in acting and entertainment. 

After accomplishing these things, Aja decided to start a blog as a way to “mass mentor” people who approached her with question♏s about getting out of debt or investing. 

Once her blog took off, she received numerous offers to write for major web outlets. Years later, he🐻r work is now featured on top-ranking personal finance 💞websites such as Yahoo Finance!, Money.com, Bankrate.com, Experian.com, MSN Money, Investopedia and others.

Education

Aja earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and had a double major in Spanish and Economics. During her matriculation, she received grants to resear💃ch phenomena such as tax havensജ and organized labor in places like Puerto Rico and Cuba.