
Trae Bodge is an accomplished lifestyle journalist and TV commentator who specializes in personal finance, saving money, and shopping smart.
Trae has been named a Top Voice in Retail by LinkedIn and a top personal finance expert by GoBankingRates and Flexjobs. She is a contributor at Millie Magazine and MSN.com, and her writing and expert commentary have appeared in Newsweek, Woman’s Day, Forbes, USNews.com, Kiplinger, Marketwatch,  Yahoo Finance and numerous others. She has also appeared on-air hundreds of times, including Good Morning America’s GMA3: What You Need to Know, NBC Nightly News, Inside Edition, and network affiliates around the country.
You can find her money-saving tips at truetrae.com and at @truetrae on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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