
Athena Valentine Lent is a finance columnist for Slate and the author of Budgeting for Dummies (Wiley, 2023). Her writing has appeared in BuzzFeed, The College Investor, GOBankingRates, Tripadvisor, and Keeper Tax, among other places. Her personal finance blog, Money Smart Latina, won the Plutus Award for "Best Personal Finance Content for Underserved Communities" in 2020 and was nominated for "Blog of the Year" in 2022. When not working, she can be found with her main man, a polydactyl cat named Harrison George.
Education
B.S in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
A.A in Criminal Justice, College of Southern Nevada
Accolades
Shared the stage with the Second Gentleman, Douglas Emhoff, to discuss economic mobility for the 2023 19th Represents Summit.
Expertise in
- Saving & Spending
- Banking
- Investing
- Loans
- Retirement
Where you can find them
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