Lisa RowanLisa Rowan is a writer and editor based in St. Petersburg, Florida. She is a staff writer at Lifehacker, where she covers personal finance for the "Two Cents" vertical. Prior to that, she was a senior writer and on-air analyst at The Penny oarder, where she wrote more than 500 personal finance-related posts and launched the "Dear Penny" advice column syndicated by The Tampa Bay Times. A graduate of the University of Maryland and Georgetown University, her work has appeared in Retail Dive, The Washington Post, Family Circle, CityLab, and the Washington City Paper, among others. Read More Read Less