Heather Bien

Heather Bien is a writer covering personal finance and budgeting and how those relate to life, travel, entertaining, and more. With bylines that include The Spruce, Apartment Therapy, and mindbodygreen, she's covered everything from tax tips for freelancers to budgeting hacks to how to get the highest ROI out of your home renovations.

She has a degree from the University of Virginia and worked in tech before making the jump to writing full-time. When she's not writing, Heather enjoys travel, antiquing, and trying out elaborate at-home coffee recipes.