Resides In

Boston, Massachusetts

Education

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Expertise

Personal Finance, Financial Products and Services

Summary

  • 7+ years of experience reporting on financial topics
  • Freelance writer with special interest in healthcare and healthcare costs, as well as financial products and services
  • Has held editorial positions at Real Simple, Essence, several Patch.com sites in Westchester County, N.Y., and today.com 

Experience

Monique Johnson started in journalism as an executive assistant for the editorial staff at Time Inc. before joining Patch.com, where she covered business, education, and local government such as village and board of trustee meetings, police blotters, weekly word on the street columns.

Monique relocated to Boston to work as an executive assistant for Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, Sanofi, and Johnson & Johnson. Her journalism clients include: Good Rx and Investopedia.

Education

Monique received her bachelor's in sociology from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Quote from Monique M. Johnson

According to Dave Ramsey, “Your (financial) decisions from today forward will affect not only your life, but also your entire legacy.”