Lauren Bowling is an Atlanta-based finance writer, millennial homeownership expert, and the blogger behind L Bee and the Money Tree, where she seeks to financially empower others by sharing the wisdom of her past money mistakes. Bowling’s work and expertise has been featured on Forbes.com, The Huffington Post, U.S. News and World Report, and Lifehacker (among others). She is also the host of the award-winning internet talk show, Awkward Money Chat, now in its second season. Keep up with Lauren on Twitter and Instagram- @lbeemoneytree.