Dawn Allcot is a full-time freelance writer and content marketing specialist with expertise in finance, e-commerce, technology and real estate. Her lengthy list of publishing credits includes GOBankingRates, Time Stamped, Bankrate, Chase Bank, The Street, Sports Illustrated and many others. Her money-saving tips and other financial insights regularly appear on MSN, Yahoo! Finance, Nasdaq.com. and others. She is the founder and owner of GeekTravelGuide.net, a travel, technology and entertainment website. She lives on Long Island, NY, with her husband and their two teenagers.