Background
Emma was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and grew up in Sycamore, Illinois.
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She graduated from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1998 with a degree in print journalism and studied at Universidad San Francisco in Quito, Ecuador for the 1996-1997 school year, and also worked at the student newspaper, The Daily Illini.
Career
She is most famous for her blog Wealthy Single Mommy which has gained media coverage. She was raised by a single mom and has two younger brothers. She went to the local public schools as well as studying abroad in Luneville for her junior year in high school.
After graduating from college Emma held an internship at Cable News Network in Atlanta.
From there she worked as a general news reporter for the Valdosta Daily Times in Valdosta, Georgia. She moved to New York City in 2003 where she was hired at the Associated Press"s then-new financial wire.
Blogger As a blogger of Wealthy Single Mommy, Emma writes about her life as a professional, single parent in New York City, and speaks to issues faced by professional women. She is known for taking a strong stand that women should continue their careers and strive for financial independence after having children, as well as term marriage contracts as an answer to high divorce rates.
Since launching in August, 2012, the blog gained an international following and media attention and is often criticized for being unrealistic in her dating, and judgmental of other women"s choices, including by bloggers at The Chicago Tribune.
Wealthy Single Mommy has been cited by major media outlets including being named to The New York Times Motherlode"s blogroll. Emma and Wealthy Single Mommy have been quoted as an expert on National Broadcasting Company TODAY"s blog, Headline News, HuffingtonPost Live, Woman"s Day, Ryan Seacrest Radio, National Public Radio, Business Insider, Fox News, The Houston Chronicle, Columbia Broadcasting System Radio, National Broadcasting Company Nightly News and Yahoo! Personal Finance. Other works.
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