Welcome new readers of Blonde & Balanced! Whether you’re coming over from the Consumerist or visiting after meeting me at the Financial Blogger Conference, I’m happy you stopped by!
Blonde & Balanced is a blog that began as a personal finance blog, but has evolved into much more. Now it’s a blog about striking a balance in life, health, and money.
My name is Amber Gilstrap and I blog from my home of Kansas City, Missouri. I’m a full-time Accountant/CPA and a part-time freelance writer.
The posts on Blonde & Balanced range from personal finance topics like my current preparation for buying my first home (and avoiding that dreaded “house poor” status) and commingling my finances with my new husband (you can read more about planning a big wedding on a budget here) to finding balance in areas like health, happiness, career, and more.
Sometimes I ask my readers for their opinions on what balance means to them and their responses always amaze me … which led me to create a new guest post series called “Your Balance Story” . Overall, B&B readers are smart, thoughtful, young- to middle-aged professionals looking for balance in their lives – especially financial balance.
My work has been featured on several media websites including MSN Money, Time, The Consumerist, the Lending Tree blog and more. Check out my press page for additional media mentions.
I’m very engaged in the social media community, especially on Twitter. (So, I’m really not sure why you’re not following me yet! You should do that – click here.)
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I’m always looking for more freelance writing opportunities where I can provide useful content for your readers, so if you think we’d work well together, contact me at blondeandbalanced [at] gmail [dot] com (or check out my contact page).
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