Welcome to our blog! This blog is the work of the GreenSherpa team and our collective of friends who are in the world of personal finance. We want to share strategies and tips that we have applied in our lives to gain financial wisdom.

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Our Editors

Erin Lozano is co-founder and COO of GreenSherpa and is dedicated to inspiring women to live and spend authentically. Her 14 years of experience in cash flow analysis for businesses and individuals helped her formulate the basis for the GreenSherpa™ Personal Cash Flow Management™ solution.

Previously, Erin served 6 years as CEO of Simplicity Services, a personal assistance service for the home that helped families organize their finances, bills and other personal living expenses.  Having earned a BA in anthropology (focus: patterns of currency and trade) from UC Berkeley, Erin has gone on to run three businesses after studying advanced accounting as a post-grad at UC Berkeley. Over her career, she has built up experience as a real estate and economic development executive, having represented major personal financiers, investors and companies in a number of mid-range purchases throughout the US.

Our Contributors

Masen Yaffee is co-founder and CEO of GreenSherpa and brings a fascination for U.S. and world economics to his expertise in web application development. Masen has more than 15 years of experience building web applications for a diverse portfolio of businesses, including several Fortune 500 companies.

Dana Joseph writes the popular personal finance blog “Not Made Of Money” with her husband where they share their tips for saving money and living a debt free life.

Carlos Sera is a professional financial wealth manager who has been advising individual investors for over 25 years. He’s also a father of four and is the author of the personal finance blog ‘Financial Tales’ , where he shares lessons about managing money in the form of storytelling.

Pinyo is the owner of Moolanomy Personal Finance blog.  Moolanomy focuses on practical money management concepts, personal finance tips, and wealth building.

The Silicon Valley Blogger is a mom of 2 with a passion for personal finance, investing and online deals. For more on her musings, check out her two personal finance blogs: The Digerati Life and The Smarter Wallet.

Don blogs at Money Reasons, which is about the pursuit of becoming financial independent while earning an middle class salary. He recently became debt-free (including freedom from his mortgage), and has just started the asset building phase of his life.

David Bakke blogs at MoneyCrashers. Be sure to check out the site for tips and guidance around topics like frugality, investing, saving money, and banking.

Mrs. Money writes at the Ultimate Money Blog, where she shares tips on frugal living, how to live green and living a simpler life.

Ryan Guina writes about money management, career, and military money topics on his personal finance websites, Cash Money Life and The Military Wallet.

Jeff Kosola is destroying his debt the hard way by working hard to pay it off.  You can read more about his journey at DeliverAwayDebt where he is taking the road less traveled out of debt.

Kay Lynn Akers writes on a variety of topics about money and life on the way to retirement at Buck$ome Boomer.

Ben Edwards was first bitten by the money bug when he was 12 years old and has been hooked ever since.  His interest in personal finance has certainly paid off now that he has a mortgage and two little kids to pay for.  You can read what he’s learned and his money tips for a better life at Money Smart Life.

Although David Weliver’s first job out of college was at SmartMoney Magazine, he spent several years living foolishly and wracking up debt, ignoring every shred of advice his colleagues toiled each month to dispense. Now slightly older and quite a bit wiser, David publishes the blog Money Under 30 to help other twentysomethings avoid similar financial mistakes.