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Robyn Parets
Robyn Parets is a personal finance editor and writer at Chime. She has written for Investor's Business Daily (IBD), NerdWallet, Inc., Thrive Global and many other media outlets. She's also a business coach for female entrepreneurs and founder of Pretzel Kids, a Boston-based kids yoga and mindfulness startup. You can follow her on Twitter at @RobynParets

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