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Dawn Allcot is a full-time freelance writer and marketing specialist with extensive experience writing about finance, insurance, real estate, technology, and small business marketing. Her work has appeared on LoopNET, Forbes, Bankrate, MSN, Yahoo!Finance, and The Balance. She is a regular contributor to GoBankingRates, The DBL Center, and others. She is also the owner of GeekTravelGuide.net, a travel, entertainment, and lifestyle website. She lives on Long Island with her husband and three lizards, three cats, and two kids and is passionate about fitness and personal finance.

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