As a contributor and editor for First Quarter Finance, April enjoys the opportunity to write for others and make complicated personal finance matters easier to understand.

Whether writing new content or updating FQF's previously-published content, April's research process involves personal contact with company representatives, as well as sifting through policy documentation with a fine-tooth comb to identify the complex details hiding in the small print.

While she has particular expertise in the fields of budgeting and banking, April has researched a wide range of prominent companies and topics, ranging from the cost of preschool to the best ways to get access to your paycheck early.

April is a lifelong lover of learning and writing. Her childhood passion for the written word eventually drove her to earn a CertHE in writing, and she has been writing professionally for over 10 years.

However, her greatest accomplishment is raising her three fabulous children.