Sonya has written professionally for over 20 years.

As a contributor to First Quarter Finance, she has built expertise in the fields of budgeting, career and side income, check cashing, and money orders through her research on companies like U.S. Bank, Check Into Cash, Certegy, and Citibank.

She specializes in creating comprehensive, digestible content designed to help you compare your options and understand every step of the process when seeking financial services.

Sonya is also an author of fiction with more than 20 thriller and fantasy novels published under her name and the pen name S.W. Vaughn. Her first novel, "Master of None," was published by Simon & Schuster in 2010.