Carrie O’Connell is a prolific writer specializing in consumer finance and credit cards. Her extensive portfolio includes content for prominent clients such as First American Bank, American Savings Bank Hawaii, Smartfinancial.com, Trustedcompanyreviews.com, United Debt Settlement, Ways to Wealth, and Investorade.
Carrie’s writing covers a wide range of topics, from credit card reviews and approval strategies to maximizing credit card benefits and navigating credit card use during economic downturns. Her expertise helps readers make informed decisions about their personal finance and credit card choices.
Carrie is a contributor to top financial institutions and consumer finance platforms. She has extensive experience writing comprehensive credit card guides and reviews on topics such as credit limit increases, credit cards for bad credit and travel credit cards.
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