Michelle is a journalist, who has written extensively about finance, personal finance, topics of critical importance to business owners, iconic and everyday Americans, book reviewing, travel and health. For TIME, she profiled Jimmy Carter, Toni Morrison, and Francis Ford Coppola about turning points in their lives. For the Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, she covered gender discrimination in the financial services industry. For Investopedia, she reviewed the best finance books of the year, and for the British Medical Journal, she traveled to South Sudan to cover Guinea-worm eradication efforts spearheaded by the Carter Center.
Articles by Michelle Lodge
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Guide
"Buy now, pay later (BNPL)” can be appealing if you want the item or service right away, but you don’t want to wait until you can afford it. A number of apps facilitate the BNPL way of purchasing. Some charge fees; others don’t.
Money Market Account vs Savings Account: Similarities, Differences, & Which Option Is Best for You
Both money market accounts and savings accounts pay interest on balances, but they differ in the interest rates offered, withdrawal regulations, and minimum deposits needed to open an account.
