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Brad Tuttle

Senior EditorPersonal finance, shopping, consumer trends
Joined January 2014

Brad Tuttle was a senior editor at Money, where he covered personal finance for well over 10 years. He joined Money in 2014, transitioning from sister publication TIME, where he wrote and edited consumer and finance content starting with the Great Recession in 2009. During his time at Money, Brad covered a vast array of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, restaurants, consumer banking, the retail industry, shopping, deals, and more.

Previously, Brad was an editor at Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel and Wondertime magazines, and he has written for Newsweek, Real Simple, and The New York Times, among other publications. He is also the author of The Ellis Island Collection: Artifacts From the Immigrant Experience (2004) and How Newark Became Newark: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of an American City (2009).

Originally from New Jersey, Brad is a 1995 graduate of Villanova University, and he received a master's degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism in 2000. He now lives in western Massachusetts and has been a part-time professor for over 10 years in the journalism department at UMass-Amherst.

Education

Columbia University School of Journalism, MS

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The $1.5 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Was Finally Claimed — and the Winner Did 2 Super Smart Things

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The IRS Now Says People Are Getting Bigger Tax Refunds in 2019. Here’s Why

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Bernie Sanders Just Announced His 2020 Presidential Run. Here’s Where the Democratic Socialist Stands on Key Money Issues

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BRAD’S TOP FINANCE TIP

Learn to cook. You'll save a fortune compared to eating out, and it's incredibly gratifying to whip up something that tastes better than the restaurant equivalent.