About

Catherine Collins is an award-winning writer, author, and entrepreneur who writes about personal finance, entrepreneurship, and financial independence.

She founded Mom’s Got Money while earning her master’s degree in history, initially documenting how she managed to live frugally on a graduate school stipend. What started with a $10 domain name eventually grew into a six-figure digital media company focused on helping women build financial confidence.

Catherine’s writing has appeared in publications including Money, Newsweek, AOL, Entrepreneur, FinanceBuzz, LendEDU, and GOBankingRates, and she has been interviewed as a personal finance expert by outlets such as The New York Times, Good Morning America, Yahoo Finance, and U.S. News & World Report.

 

In 2021, she published Mom’s Got Money: A Millennial Mom’s Guide to Managing Money Like a Boss with Wiley.

 

Today, Catherine and her business partner, Andrew Dewar, manage several digital platforms, including Mom’s Got Money, Millennial Homeowner, and Five Year You, where they publish articles, reviews, and interviews focused on financial independence and long-term planning. They also co-host a podcast also named Five Year You.

She currently lives just outside of Chicago, Illinois with her boy/girl twins.