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Melissa Brock

Melissa currently works as a freelance writer and part-time financial editor covering higher education, investing, personal finance, mortgages, college savings, insurance and more. She developed her website, www.collegemoneytips.com, to help families navigate the college journey. She also writes SEO-driven blog-style copy for independent educational (college) consultants.

Education & Credentials

Melissa graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts in communication studies with minors in psychology and Spanish from Central College.

Expertise

Higher education, investing, personal finance, mortgages, college savings, insurance, SEO writing

Experience

Melissa currently works as a freelance writer and part-time financial editor covering higher education, investing, personal finance, mortgages, college savings, insurance and more. She developed her website, College Money Tips, to help families navigate the college journey. She also writes SEO-driven blog copy for independent educational (college) consultants.

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Blogs By Melissa Brock

The Comprehensive Guide to Painter’s Insurance 

The Comprehensive Guide to Painter’s Insurance 

As a painter who paints residential homes, commercial buildings, or both, insurance for your business can keep you protected. You can be wide open to liability, from scaling ladders to teetering in precarious spots on ceilings to covering employees. For example,...

The Ultimate Guide to Cyber Liability Insurance 

The Ultimate Guide to Cyber Liability Insurance 

As you're well aware, cybersecurity wasn't on people's minds 20 years ago, but today, cyber crimes and data breaches are all too real. Data breaches can become expensive and can deliver major headaches to everyone involved, whether it's a major government network, a...

Best QuickBooks Self-Employed Alternatives in 2023

Best QuickBooks Self-Employed Alternatives in 2023

QuickBooks Self-Employed, which you may access from a web browser or mobile app, helps track income, expenses, tax information, and more. You can sync your data on both web and mobile app for tasks like tracking mileage. But what if you're looking for different...

Understanding Employers’ Liability Insurance

Understanding Employers’ Liability Insurance

As a business owner, you know you need insurance, but the tricky part is knowing the type of insurance you need for your business. Do you need employer's liability insurance or a different type of insurance? What is employer's liability insurance, anyway? This article...

5 Best Alternatives to QuickBooks Desktop Pro

5 Best Alternatives to QuickBooks Desktop Pro

We chose several alternatives to QuickBooks Desktop Pro due to varying reasons for each. Zoho Books ranked as our "best overall" in part because of its outstanding mobile app.  However, each software has its own pros and cons that may or may not mesh with your...

Personal Trainer Insurance Explained

Personal Trainer Insurance Explained

As a personal trainer, you're no stranger to helping clients achieve their fitness and nutritional goals. But is your insurance as "fit" as the clients you help? Whether you're not certified or certified by an accredited institution like the American College of Sports...

Best 8 Xero Alternatives for Small Businesses

Best 8 Xero Alternatives for Small Businesses

When you want to stay on top of your finances and bookkeeping in your business. In many cases, accounting software is incredibly pricey, so what should a small business do if it wants to be in control of its finances and keep it relatively cheap? Xero may offer a...

Top 10 Quicken Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Quicken Alternatives & Competitors

Quicken lets you take control of your personal finances by tracking your income and expenses, set up budgets, and create financial goals using easy-to-use tools to manage all of it. Whether you yearn for more options or a different cost, consider these top 10 Quicken...