About
Raina is a contributor to Forbes Advisor specializing in credit cards. She previously worked as a staff editor for CNET Money and NextAdvisor With Time (which merged with CNET Money in 2023) writing and editing articles about personal finance for nearly three years. Now, she’s a freelance writer traveling the world and documenting her adventures—and advice—on Instagram and TikTok under the handle @rainainwanderland.
Specializing in credit cards, travel rewards and banking, Raina has written for CNET Money, NextAdvisor With Time (now merged with CNET Money), Newsweek Vault, Forbes Advisor and more.
She loves to write about personal finance because she firmly believes financial literacy can help people create more opportunities in their lives—whether through saving money for specific goals, using credit card rewards to stretch their dollars or being prepared for unexpected financial turbulence.
A St. Louis native, she’s currently traveling around the world and documenting her adventures (and advice) on Instagram and TikTok under the handle @rainainwanderland.
Expertise
- Credit cards
- Travel rewards
- Banking
- Points and miles
Achievements
- Nearly 3 years of experience as a personal finance editor at CNET Money and NextAdvisor With Time (now part of CNET Money)
- Contributor to CNET Money, NextAdvisor, Forbes Advisor, Newsweek Vault and others
- Specializes in credit card, travel rewards, banking and loans
- Currently traveling the world while working as a freelance writer
Other Publications
- The Best and Worst Ways to Spend the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card’s 75K Welcome Bonus
- Bilt Rent Day Offer May 2024: Redeem Points for Rent, Get Bonus Points To Spend on the Bilt Collection
- How Does Cash Back Work?
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Journalism & Media)
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Why The Chase Sapphire Preferred Is My Favorite Credit Card For Ultra-Low Budget Travel
When I quit my job as a credit cards editor to take a gap year backpacking across Europe, I had more than 350,000 credit card rewards points across four different rewards programs and grand plans for how I would use...
About
Raina is a contributor to Forbes Advisor specializing in credit cards. She previously worked as a staff editor for CNET Money and NextAdvisor With Time (which merged with CNET Money in 2023) writing and editing articles about personal finance for nearly three years. Now, she’s a freelance writer traveling the world and documenting her adventures—and advice—on Instagram and TikTok under the handle @rainainwanderland.